Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini
Eswatini: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.0%
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
14th
of 129 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2024
All-time low
14.1%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini, 2020–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini is 25.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 77.3% over five years.
Eswatini ranks 14th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14.1% | — |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +12.6% |
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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 severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini was 25.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Eswatini ranks 14th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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