Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Eswatini

Eswatini: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 87.08 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
87.08 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
168th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99.1 kilograms per year per capita
in 2015
All-time low
43.68 kilograms per year per capita
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Eswatini, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 87.08 kilograms per year per capita for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Eswatini peaked at 99.1 kilograms per year per capita in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.68 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Eswatini 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.49 kilograms per year per capita 43.68 kilograms per year per capita 51.89 kilograms per year per capita 9
1970s 51.18 kilograms per year per capita 50.2 kilograms per year per capita 51.99 kilograms per year per capita 10
1980s 63.36 kilograms per year per capita 49.6 kilograms per year per capita 79.78 kilograms per year per capita 10
1990s 66.3 kilograms per year per capita 49.42 kilograms per year per capita 79.44 kilograms per year per capita 10
2000s 58.77 kilograms per year per capita 46.27 kilograms per year per capita 80.43 kilograms per year per capita 10
2010s 77.62 kilograms per year per capita 58.94 kilograms per year per capita 99.1 kilograms per year per capita 10
2020s 87.73 kilograms per year per capita 83.57 kilograms per year per capita 91.32 kilograms per year per capita 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 165 Cambodia 98.26 kilograms per year per capita compare
  2. 166 Honduras 97.9 kilograms per year per capita compare
  3. 167 Sao Tome and Principe 87.73 kilograms per year per capita compare
  4. 169 Cote d'Ivoire 85.84 kilograms per year per capita compare
  5. 170 Lesotho 85.3 kilograms per year per capita compare
  6. 171 Pakistan 83.38 kilograms per year per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Eswatini?
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Eswatini was 87.08 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 99.1 kilograms per year per capita in 2015.
What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 43.68 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Eswatini rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
Eswatini ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit
kilograms per year per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.