Prevalence of undernourishment in Eswatini
An estimated 15.1% of people in Eswatini were undernourished in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
Eswatini, 2024
15.1%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
37th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Eswatini over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.1% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 14.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 18.1%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Eswatini has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Extreme poverty rate
44.5%
2016 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,083 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.95e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
68.1%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
6.15e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
29.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT