Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eswatini
Eswatini: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 65.5 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eswatini, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eswatini is 65.5 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over five years.
Eswatini ranks 15th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60.2 % | — |
| 2020 | 58.4 % | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 58 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.4 % | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 65.5 % | +6.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 65.5 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.25 %, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 65.5 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.95 %, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.2 % | 60.2 % | 60.2 % | 1 |
| 2020s | 60.83 % | 58 % | 65.5 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 12 Benin 66.9 % compare
- 13 Chad 65.7 % compare
- 14 Mauritania 65.6 % compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 62.5 %
- 17 Cabo Verde 32.1 % compare
- 17 Lesotho 62.1 % compare
- 18 Cameroon 61.2 % 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 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eswatini?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Eswatini was 65.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 % in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Eswatini ranks 15th out of 121 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Value. 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.