Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini

Eswatini: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0084 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0084 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0069 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.007 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.007 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.008 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini stood at 0.0084 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Eswatini 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0069 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0069 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0073 ha per square kilometre +5.8%
2000 0.0077 ha per square kilometre +5.5%
2001 0.0077 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0077 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0077 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0077 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +5.2%
2006 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0081 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0084 ha per square kilometre +4.5%
2020 0.0084 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0084 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0084 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0084 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 0.0084 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 18.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0069 ha per square kilometre 0.0069 ha per square kilometre 0.0073 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0079 ha per square kilometre 0.0077 ha per square kilometre 0.0081 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0081 ha per square kilometre 0.0081 ha per square kilometre 0.0084 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0084 ha per square kilometre 0.0084 ha per square kilometre 0.0084 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 74 Australia 0.0154 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 75 Colombia 0.0146 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 76 Kenya 0.0089 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 78 Ghana 0.0075 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 79 Ecuador 0.0065 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 80 Angola 0.0062 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.0084 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Eswatini rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Eswatini ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.