Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.5%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
159th
of 192 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2004
All-time low
2.5%
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Eswatini stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Eswatini peaked at 4.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.7% | — |
| 1962 | 4.0% | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 4.0% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 3.8% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 3.4% | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +55.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 38,497 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5384 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,105 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 628.28 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Eswatini?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Eswatini was 2.5% 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 share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Eswatini ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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