Pineapples production in Eswatini
In 2024 Eswatini produced 68,674 t of pineapples, the 37th largest in the world (0.23% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 75%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 2,345 ha, yield 29.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 68,674 t
- World rank
- 37 of 85
- 10-year change
- +75%
- Record
- 68,674 t
- 2024
Pineapples in Eswatini, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Eswatini compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.23%
- 0.15% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 29.3
- world 27.8 (+5.3%)
- kg per person
- 55.3
- world 3.60
- 10-year change
- +75%
- world +16%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Australia | 76,220 | 0.26% |
| 36 | Laos | 75,110 | 0.26% |
| 37 | Eswatini | 68,674 | 0.23% |
| 38 | Mozambique | 53,230 | 0.18% |
| 39 | Guinea | 51,662 | 0.18% |
Map of world production of pineapples
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 | 68,674 | +18% | 2,345 | 29.29 |
| 2023 | 58,000 | +51% | 1,962 | 29.56 |
| 2022 | 38,500 | +10% | 1,290 | 29.84 |
| 2021 | 35,000 | −3.1% | 1,167 | 29.99 |
| 2020 | 36,108 | −5.0% | 1,206 | 29.94 |
| 2019 | 38,000 | +5.6% | 1,255 | 30.28 |
| 2018 | 36,000 | −2.7% | 1,176 | 30.61 |
| 2017 | 37,000 | +5.7% | 1,196 | 30.94 |
| 2016 | 35,000 | −0.4% | 1,118 | 31.31 |
| 2015 | 35,147 | −10% | 1,100 | 31.95 |
| 2014 | 39,211 | +11% | 1,200 | 32.68 |
| 2013 | 35,263 | +10% | 1,090 | 32.35 |
| 2012 | 32,000 | +10% | 1,000 | 32.00 |
| 2011 | 29,063 | +9.7% | 908 | 32.01 |
| 2010 | 26,500 | +6.0% | 850 | 31.18 |
| 2009 | 25,000 | +4.2% | 800 | 31.25 |
| 2008 | 24,000 | +20% | 754 | 31.83 |
| 2007 | 20,000 | −4.8% | 635 | 31.50 |
| 2006 | 21,000 | +5.0% | 690 | 30.43 |
| 2005 | 20,000 | −44% | 557 | 35.91 |
| 2004 | 35,500 | −4.1% | 894 | 39.71 |
| 2003 | 37,033 | +16% | 838 | 44.19 |
| 2002 | 32,000 | +60% | 700 | 45.71 |
| 2001 | 20,000 | +1.6% | 650 | 30.77 |
| 2000 | 19,680 | +97% | 600 | 32.80 |
| 1999 | 10,000 | +11% | 210 | 47.62 |
| 1998 | 9,000 | +6.6% | 190 | 47.37 |
| 1997 | 8,439 | +7.5% | 184 | 45.86 |
| 1996 | 7,848 | −26% | 247 | 31.77 |
| 1995 | 10,623 | −48% | 518 | 20.51 |
| 1994 | 20,355 | −49% | 788 | 25.83 |
| 1993 | 40,000 | −33% | 900 | 44.44 |
| 1992 | 60,000 | +1.7% | 1,272 | 47.17 |
| 1991 | 59,000 | +3.5% | 1,100 | 53.64 |
| 1990 | 57,000 | −11% | 1,097 | 51.96 |
| 1989 | 64,000 | +6.7% | 1,097 | 58.34 |
| 1988 | 60,000 | +9.1% | 1,097 | 54.69 |
| 1987 | 55,000 | −3.5% | 1,097 | 50.14 |
| 1986 | 57,000 | +7.5% | 677 | 84.19 |
| 1985 | 53,000 | +21% | 626 | 84.66 |
| 1984 | 43,788 | +17% | 716 | 61.16 |
| 1983 | 37,327 | +6.2% | 748 | 49.90 |
| 1982 | 35,150 | +20% | 620 | 56.69 |
| 1981 | 29,334 | +6.5% | 655 | 44.78 |
| 1980 | 27,553 | −7.8% | 657 | 41.94 |
| 1979 | 29,869 | +28% | 1,200 | 24.89 |
| 1978 | 23,355 | +12% | 700 | 33.36 |
| 1977 | 20,842 | +16% | 542 | 38.45 |
| 1976 | 17,937 | +3.1% | 498 | 36.02 |
| 1975 | 17,394 | −18% | 310 | 56.11 |
| 1974 | 21,193 | +53% | 411 | 51.56 |
| 1973 | 13,853 | +75% | 810 | 17.10 |
| 1972 | 7,918 | −8.1% | 778 | 10.18 |
| 1971 | 8,612 | −12% | 621 | 13.87 |
| 1970 | 9,818 | −9.8% | 705 | 13.93 |
| 1969 | 10,886 | +4.3% | 625 | 17.42 |
| 1968 | 10,433 | −22% | 648 | 16.10 |
| 1967 | 13,426 | +75% | 600 | 22.38 |
| 1966 | 7,666 | +36% | 600 | 12.78 |
| 1965 | 5,634 | +41% | 500 | 11.27 |
| 1964 | 4,000 | +33% | 380 | 10.53 |
| 1963 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 280 | 10.71 |
| 1962 | 3,000 | +50% | 280 | 10.71 |
| 1961 | 2,000 | — | 180 | 11.11 |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 173 t USD 141,000
- Importer rank
- 100 of 153
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 pineapples in Eswatini?
Eswatini produced 68,674 t in 2024, 0.23% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Eswatini rank in the world for production of pineapples?
Eswatini ranked 37th of 85 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Costa Rica with 10.6% of the world total.
How has the production of pineapples in Eswatini changed?
It rose by 75% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +16% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of pineapples in Eswatini?
29.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (68,674 t from 2,345 ha), against a world average of 27.8 t/ha.
Does Eswatini export or import pineapples?
In 2024 Eswatini reported no exports and imports of 173 t (USD 141,000), 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 imputed by FAO. 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.