Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 0.7 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eswatini, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eswatini is 0.7 million No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
That places Eswatini 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.7 million No | — |
| 2020 | 0.6 million No | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 million No | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7 million No | 0.7 million No | 0.7 million No | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.65 million No | 0.6 million No | 0.7 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eswatini?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eswatini was 0.7 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 million No in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 million No in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Eswatini ranks 83rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.