2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Eswatini
Eswatini: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 27.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Eswatini, 2020–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 27.1 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 105.3% over five years.
That places Eswatini 9th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13.2 % | — |
| 2021 | 15.1 % | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 18.3 % | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 23.3 % | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 27.1 % | +16.3% |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 6 Sierra Leone 31.5 % compare
- 7 Namibia 28.9 % compare
- 8 Kenya 27.2 % compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 7.4 % compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.8 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4 % compare
- 10 Nigeria 26.7 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 2 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 25.7 % compare
- 12 Chad 25.5 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Eswatini?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Eswatini was 27.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Eswatini ranks 9th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.