Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of people who are undernourished was 200,000 millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 200,000 millions for number of people who are undernourished in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini peaked at 300,000 millions in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100,000 millions, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 94th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100,000 millions | — |
| 2002 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 millions | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300,000 millions | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 300,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200,000 millions | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100,000 millions | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 200,000 millions | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 200,000 millions | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 200,000 millions is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million millions, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 200,000 millions is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million millions, 10% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155,556 millions | 100,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 210,000 millions | 100,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,000 millions | 100,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 4 |
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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 number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Eswatini was 200,000 millions in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 millions in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 millions in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Eswatini ranks 94th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.