Daily supply of calories per person in Eswatini
Eswatini: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,574 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 151st 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
| 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 |
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More reference data data for Eswatini
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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 151st out of 191 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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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.