Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eswatini
Eswatini: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 101.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini is 101.89, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini peaked at 131.48 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 80.97, in 2001.
Eswatini ranks 79th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89.72 | — |
| 1962 | 91.77 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 92.16 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 96.47 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 95.18 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 105.81 | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 113.56 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 107.31 | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 110.86 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 122.44 | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 120.01 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 127.02 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 119.48 | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 123.95 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 121.31 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 122.9 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 113.27 | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 123.34 | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 119.71 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 128.75 | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 131.48 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 127.82 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 125.69 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 126.81 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 125.51 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 129.48 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 123.61 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 113.85 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 107.6 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 103.2 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 98.7 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 99.89 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 90.32 | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 91.89 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 87.88 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 88.91 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 85.1 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 82.48 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 86.71 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 83.61 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 80.97 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 89.63 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 89.39 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.91 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.03 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 93.93 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 91.84 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 93.64 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 95.15 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 98.64 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 100.79 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 102.74 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 103.08 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 102.42 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100.62 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 96.96 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 98.99 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 99.95 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.52 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.04 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.32 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 98.31 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 95.96 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 101.89 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.32 | 89.72 | 113.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 121.34 | 113.27 | 127.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 124.06 | 107.6 | 131.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.51 | 82.48 | 103.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.31 | 80.97 | 95.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.37 | 96.96 | 103.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9 | 94.32 | 101.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 76 Tunisia 102.55 compare
- 77 Lithuania 102.24 compare
- 78 Canada 102.03 compare
- 80 Saint Kitts and Nevis 101.75 compare
- 80 Turkmenistan 101.75 compare
- 82 China, Taiwan Province of 101.69 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini was 101.89 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 131.48 in 1981.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.97 in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Eswatini ranks 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.