Number of undernourished people (millions) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 0.2 num m in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2 num m
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3 num m
in 2009
All-time low
0.1 num m
in 2001
Years of data
22
2001–2024
Number of undernourished people in Eswatini, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.2 num m for number of undernourished people in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Eswatini peaked at 0.3 num m in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1 num m, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1 num m | — |
| 2004 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 num m | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 num m | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 num m | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 num m | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.2 num m is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 num m, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.2 num m is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.55 num m, 8% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1714 num m | 0.1 num m | 0.3 num m | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.23 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.3 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 0.2 num m | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 100 Albania 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Bulgaria 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Djibouti 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Jamaica 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Panama 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Serbia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Timor-Leste 0.2 num m compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2 num m compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 0.2 num m compare
- 100 East Timor 0.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Eswatini
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.89 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,105 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,236 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Eswatini?
- Number of undernourished people in Eswatini was 0.2 num m in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 num m in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 num m in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of undernourished people?
- Eswatini ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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