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
169th
of 192 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
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 169th out of 192 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.
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.68 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 44.35 kilograms per year per capita | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 45.34 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 46.23 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 47.63 kilograms per year per capita | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 49.49 kilograms per year per capita | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 49.45 kilograms per year per capita | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 49.41 kilograms per year per capita | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 51.89 kilograms per year per capita | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 51.99 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 51.7 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 51.37 kilograms per year per capita | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.48 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 51.53 kilograms per year per capita | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 51.48 kilograms per year per capita | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 50.9 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 50.2 kilograms per year per capita | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 50.78 kilograms per year per capita | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 50.4 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 49.6 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 68.77 kilograms per year per capita | +38.7% |
| 1982 | 58.79 kilograms per year per capita | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 57.26 kilograms per year per capita | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 55.42 kilograms per year per capita | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 56.21 kilograms per year per capita | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 67.32 kilograms per year per capita | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 67.03 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.4 kilograms per year per capita | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 79.78 kilograms per year per capita | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 79.44 kilograms per year per capita | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.78 kilograms per year per capita | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 69.73 kilograms per year per capita | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 69.4 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.02 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 70.72 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 69.36 kilograms per year per capita | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 49.42 kilograms per year per capita | -28.8% |
| 1998 | 56.63 kilograms per year per capita | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 56.52 kilograms per year per capita | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.96 kilograms per year per capita | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 61.79 kilograms per year per capita | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 64.89 kilograms per year per capita | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 64.86 kilograms per year per capita | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.43 kilograms per year per capita | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 65.32 kilograms per year per capita | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 53.3 kilograms per year per capita | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 47.33 kilograms per year per capita | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 46.27 kilograms per year per capita | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 47.5 kilograms per year per capita | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 58.94 kilograms per year per capita | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 59.54 kilograms per year per capita | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.91 kilograms per year per capita | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 67.43 kilograms per year per capita | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 83.16 kilograms per year per capita | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 99.1 kilograms per year per capita | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 81.98 kilograms per year per capita | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 84.64 kilograms per year per capita | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 90.15 kilograms per year per capita | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 90.31 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.32 kilograms per year per capita | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 88.97 kilograms per year per capita | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 83.57 kilograms per year per capita | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 87.08 kilograms per year per capita | +4.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 87.08 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 136.07 kilograms per year per capita, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 87.08 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 117.57 kilograms per year per capita, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +38.7% | 49.6 kilograms per year per capita | 68.77 kilograms per year per capita |
| 1997 | -28.8% | 69.36 kilograms per year per capita | 49.42 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 166 Cambodia 98.26 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 167 Honduras 97.9 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 87.73 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 170 Cote d'Ivoire 85.84 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 171 Lesotho 85.3 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 172 Pakistan 83.38 kilograms per year per capita compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
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 169th out of 192 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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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.