Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) was 61.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini, 2020–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 61.7% for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over five years.
That places Eswatini 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 59.4% | — |
| 2021 | 57.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +4.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 61.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.7%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 61.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.5%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 14 Mauritania 65.1% compare
- 15 Chad 65.0% compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 62.5%
- 18 Lesotho 61.6% compare
- 19 Madagascar 61.1% compare
- 20 Cameroon 60.9% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Eswatini was 61.7% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Eswatini ranks 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.