Daily supply of calories per person in Eswatini
Eswatini: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,574 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,574 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
152nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,574 kilocalories per day
in 2023
All-time low
2,105 kilocalories per day
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Daily supply of calories per person in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Eswatini is 2,574 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Eswatini peaked at 2,574 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,105 kilocalories per day, in 1967.
That places Eswatini 152nd 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.
Daily supply of calories per person in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,253 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1962 | 2,214 kilocalories per day | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 2,156 kilocalories per day | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 2,134 kilocalories per day | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 2,185 kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 2,171 kilocalories per day | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 2,105 kilocalories per day | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 2,254 kilocalories per day | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 2,255 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2,319 kilocalories per day | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 2,297 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2,302 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 2,404 kilocalories per day | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2,422 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,473 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 2,536 kilocalories per day | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2,399 kilocalories per day | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 2,436 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2,407 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 2,396 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,399 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,449 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 2,400 kilocalories per day | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 2,450 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2,382 kilocalories per day | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 2,430 kilocalories per day | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2,428 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,420 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2,442 kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2,307 kilocalories per day | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 2,232 kilocalories per day | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 2,235 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,176 kilocalories per day | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 2,238 kilocalories per day | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2,196 kilocalories per day | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 2,206 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2,157 kilocalories per day | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2,196 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,303 kilocalories per day | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 2,402 kilocalories per day | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 2,367 kilocalories per day | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,439 kilocalories per day | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2,485 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2,519 kilocalories per day | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2,429 kilocalories per day | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2,397 kilocalories per day | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,404 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,372 kilocalories per day | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,389 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,141 kilocalories per day | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 2,198 kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,271 kilocalories per day | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2,367 kilocalories per day | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2,404 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2,387 kilocalories per day | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,387 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,413 kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,475 kilocalories per day | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,461 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,507 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,514 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,554 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,574 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 2,574 kilocalories per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,708 kilocalories per day, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 2,574 kilocalories per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,518 kilocalories per day, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,192 kilocalories per day | 2,105 kilocalories per day | 2,255 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,400 kilocalories per day | 2,297 kilocalories per day | 2,536 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,420 kilocalories per day | 2,382 kilocalories per day | 2,450 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,224 kilocalories per day | 2,157 kilocalories per day | 2,307 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,420 kilocalories per day | 2,367 kilocalories per day | 2,519 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,350 kilocalories per day | 2,141 kilocalories per day | 2,475 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,537 kilocalories per day | 2,507 kilocalories per day | 2,574 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 daily supply of calories per person in Eswatini?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Eswatini was 2,574 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2,574 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,105 kilocalories per day in 1967.
- How does Eswatini rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Eswatini ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.