Maize production in Eswatini
In 2024 Eswatini produced 75,000 t of maize, the 106th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 37%. The record was 171,867 t in 1985. Area harvested: 70,000 ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 75,000 t
- World rank
- 106 of 162
- 10-year change
- −37%
- Record
- 171,867 t
- 1985
Maize in Eswatini, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Eswatini compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.1
- world 5.8 (−82%)
- kg per person
- 60.3
- world 149
- 10-year change
- −37%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | South Korea | 89,000 | 0.01% |
| 105 | Panama | 88,900 | 0.01% |
| 106 | Eswatini | 75,000 | 0.01% |
| 107 | Morocco | 73,227 | 0.01% |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 70,000 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of maize
Share of the world total; Eswatini is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75,000 | −12% | 70,000 | 1.07 |
| 2023 | 85,202 | −33% | 70,000 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | 127,000 | +27% | 80,000 | 1.59 |
| 2021 | 100,000 | +15% | 70,000 | 1.43 |
| 2020 | 87,000 | −8.4% | 68,000 | 1.28 |
| 2019 | 95,000 | −16% | 74,430 | 1.28 |
| 2018 | 113,000 | +35% | 89,051 | 1.27 |
| 2017 | 84,000 | +155% | 67,815 | 1.24 |
| 2016 | 33,000 | −60% | 26,942 | 1.22 |
| 2015 | 82,000 | −31% | 65,040 | 1.26 |
| 2014 | 119,000 | +0.1% | 87,164 | 1.37 |
| 2013 | 118,871 | +45% | 86,754 | 1.37 |
| 2012 | 81,934 | +8.6% | 61,260 | 1.34 |
| 2011 | 75,418 | −11% | 56,064 | 1.35 |
| 2010 | 84,685 | +13% | 70,334 | 1.20 |
| 2009 | 75,068 | +25% | 58,334 | 1.29 |
| 2008 | 60,012 | +129% | 60,355 | 0.99 |
| 2007 | 26,170 | −61% | 47,409 | 0.55 |
| 2006 | 67,127 | −9.9% | 46,973 | 1.43 |
| 2005 | 74,540 | +9.5% | 56,425 | 1.32 |
| 2004 | 68,087 | −1.7% | 54,470 | 1.25 |
| 2003 | 69,273 | +2.4% | 67,682 | 1.02 |
| 2002 | 67,639 | −18% | 67,898 | 1.00 |
| 2001 | 82,536 | −27% | 57,851 | 1.43 |
| 2000 | 112,779 | −9.1% | 68,533 | 1.65 |
| 1999 | 124,057 | +5.1% | 75,386 | 1.65 |
| 1998 | 118,074 | −14% | 61,566 | 1.92 |
| 1997 | 137,726 | +16% | 71,664 | 1.92 |
| 1996 | 119,028 | −20% | 66,996 | 1.78 |
| 1995 | 149,190 | +78% | 67,614 | 2.21 |
| 1994 | 83,657 | −0.2% | 65,699 | 1.27 |
| 1993 | 83,815 | −9.8% | 60,801 | 1.38 |
| 1992 | 92,971 | +57% | 60,233 | 1.54 |
| 1991 | 59,279 | −43% | 58,663 | 1.01 |
| 1990 | 104,232 | +10% | 84,040 | 1.24 |
| 1989 | 94,552 | −30% | 92,808 | 1.02 |
| 1988 | 135,516 | +38% | 105,296 | 1.29 |
| 1987 | 97,900 | −2.2% | 79,045 | 1.24 |
| 1986 | 100,100 | −42% | 69,940 | 1.43 |
| 1985 | 171,867 | +16% | 85,000 | 2.02 |
| 1984 | 147,770 | +395% | 82,553 | 1.79 |
| 1983 | 29,876 | −43% | 44,143 | 0.68 |
| 1982 | 52,267 | −44% | 58,936 | 0.89 |
| 1981 | 93,691 | −3.1% | 55,654 | 1.68 |
| 1980 | 96,735 | +48% | 71,145 | 1.36 |
| 1979 | 65,291 | −32% | 71,145 | 0.92 |
| 1978 | 96,329 | +40% | 53,902 | 1.79 |
| 1977 | 68,764 | −29% | 53,902 | 1.28 |
| 1976 | 97,463 | +3.8% | 67,325 | 1.45 |
| 1975 | 93,911 | −20% | 65,886 | 1.43 |
| 1974 | 117,254 | +33% | 75,766 | 1.55 |
| 1973 | 87,834 | −27% | 77,590 | 1.13 |
| 1972 | 120,291 | +15% | 69,111 | 1.74 |
| 1971 | 104,695 | +67% | 66,540 | 1.57 |
| 1970 | 62,595 | +7.7% | 100,915 | 0.62 |
| 1969 | 58,107 | +12% | 98,884 | 0.59 |
| 1968 | 51,709 | −17% | 97,123 | 0.53 |
| 1967 | 62,595 | +79% | 93,000 | 0.67 |
| 1966 | 35,017 | +10% | 87,000 | 0.40 |
| 1965 | 31,751 | +4.2% | 72,000 | 0.44 |
| 1964 | 30,481 | −4.0% | 72,923 | 0.42 |
| 1963 | 31,751 | −8.9% | 71,600 | 0.44 |
| 1962 | 34,860 | +16% | 81,735 | 0.43 |
| 1961 | 29,991 | — | 74,964 | 0.40 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 102 t USD 56,000
- Exporter rank
- 100 of 137
- Imports
- 168,333 t USD 46.2 m
- Importer rank
- 75 of 190
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of maize in Eswatini?
Eswatini produced 75,000 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Eswatini rank in the world for production of maize?
Eswatini ranked 106th of 162 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 31.0% of the world total.
How has the production of maize in Eswatini changed?
It fell by 37% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 171,867 t in 1985.
What is the yield of maize in Eswatini?
1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (75,000 t from 70,000 ha), against a world average of 5.8 t/ha.
Does Eswatini export or import maize (corn)?
In 2024 Eswatini reported exports of 102 t (USD 56,000) and imports of 168,333 t (USD 46.2 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Eswatini is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.