Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini

Eswatini: Number of people who are undernourished was 200,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
200,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 130 countries
All-time high
300,000
in 2009
All-time low
100,000
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini, 2001–2023

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k2001201220232001: 100.0k2002: 100.0k2003: 100.0k2004: 100.0k2005: 100.0k2006: 200.0k2007: 200.0k2008: 200.0k2009: 300.0k2010: 300.0k2011: 300.0k2012: 200.0k2013: 200.0k2014: 200.0k2015: 200.0k2016: 200.0k2017: 200.0k2018: 200.0k2019: 100.0k2020: 100.0k2021: 100.0k2022: 200.0k2023: 200.0k

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).

Analysis

In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini stood at 200,000.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini peaked at 300,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2001.

Eswatini ranks 93rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 100,000
2002 100,000 +0.0%
2003 100,000 +0.0%
2004 100,000 +0.0%
2005 100,000 +0.0%
2006 200,000 +100.0%
2007 200,000 +0.0%
2008 200,000 +0.0%
2009 300,000 +50.0%
2010 300,000 +0.0%
2011 300,000 +0.0%
2012 200,000 -33.3%
2013 200,000 +0.0%
2014 200,000 +0.0%
2015 200,000 +0.0%
2016 200,000 +0.0%
2017 200,000 +0.0%
2018 200,000 +0.0%
2019 100,000 -50.0%
2020 100,000 +0.0%
2021 100,000 +0.0%
2022 200,000 +100.0%
2023 200,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 155,556 100,000 300,000 9
2010s 210,000 100,000 300,000 10
2020s 150,000 100,000 200,000 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 93 Albania 200,000 compare
  2. 93 Bulgaria 200,000 compare
  3. 93 Hong Kong, China 200,000 compare
  4. 93 Jamaica 200,000 compare
  5. 93 Serbia 200,000 compare
  6. 93 Slovakia 200,000 compare
  7. 93 Solomon Islands 200,000 compare
  8. 93 Trinidad and Tobago 200,000 compare
  9. 93 United Arab Emirates 200,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini?
Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini was 200,000 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 300,000 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for number of people who are undernourished?
Eswatini ranks 93rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
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Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.