Daily per capita caloric supply in Eswatini

Eswatini: Daily per capita caloric supply was 2,574 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,574
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
152nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,574
in 2023
All-time low
2,105
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily per capita caloric supply in Eswatini, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for daily per capita caloric supply in Eswatini is 2,574, 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 per capita caloric supply in Eswatini peaked at 2,574 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,105, 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 per capita caloric supply in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Daily per capita caloric supply in Eswatini, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 2,253 —
1962 2,214 -1.7%
1963 2,156 -2.6%
1964 2,134 -1.0%
1965 2,185 +2.4%
1966 2,171 -0.7%
1967 2,105 -3.0%
1968 2,254 +7.1%
1969 2,255 +0.1%
1970 2,319 +2.8%
1971 2,297 -0.9%
1972 2,302 +0.2%
1973 2,404 +4.4%
1974 2,422 +0.8%
1975 2,473 +2.1%
1976 2,536 +2.6%
1977 2,399 -5.4%
1978 2,436 +1.5%
1979 2,407 -1.2%
1980 2,396 -0.5%
1981 2,399 +0.1%
1982 2,449 +2.1%
1983 2,400 -2.0%
1984 2,450 +2.1%
1985 2,382 -2.8%
1986 2,430 +2.0%
1987 2,428 -0.1%
1988 2,420 -0.3%
1989 2,442 +0.9%
1990 2,307 -5.5%
1991 2,232 -3.3%
1992 2,235 +0.1%
1993 2,176 -2.7%
1994 2,238 +2.9%
1995 2,196 -1.9%
1996 2,206 +0.5%
1997 2,157 -2.2%
1998 2,196 +1.8%
1999 2,303 +4.9%
2000 2,402 +4.3%
2001 2,367 -1.5%
2002 2,439 +3.0%
2003 2,485 +1.9%
2004 2,519 +1.4%
2005 2,429 -3.6%
2006 2,397 -1.3%
2007 2,404 +0.3%
2008 2,372 -1.3%
2009 2,389 +0.7%
2010 2,141 -10.4%
2011 2,198 +2.7%
2012 2,271 +3.3%
2013 2,367 +4.2%
2014 2,404 +1.6%
2015 2,387 -0.7%
2016 2,387 +0.0%
2017 2,413 +1.1%
2018 2,475 +2.6%
2019 2,461 -0.6%
2020 2,507 +1.9%
2021 2,514 +0.3%
2022 2,554 +1.6%
2023 2,574 +0.8%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 2,574 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,708, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 2,574 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,518, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,192 2,105 2,255 9
1970s 2,400 2,297 2,536 10
1980s 2,420 2,382 2,450 10
1990s 2,224 2,157 2,307 10
2000s 2,420 2,367 2,519 10
2010s 2,350 2,141 2,475 10
2020s 2,537 2,507 2,574 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 149 Malawi 2,618 compare
  2. 150 Bangladesh 2,588 compare
  3. 151 Namibia 2,581 compare
  4. 153 Guinea-Bissau 2,560 compare
  5. 154 Ethiopia 2,558 compare
  6. 155 Jordan 2,556 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita caloric supply in Eswatini?
Daily per capita caloric supply in Eswatini was 2,574 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 2,574 in 2023.
What is the lowest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 2,105 in 1967.
How does Eswatini rank for daily per capita caloric supply?
Eswatini ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily per capita caloric supply 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita caloric supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Daily per capita caloric supply
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
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