Vegetable consumption per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Vegetable consumption per capita was 31.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
31.78
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
169th
of 192 countries
All-time high
36.17
in 2015
All-time low
15.94
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable consumption per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 31.78 for vegetable consumption per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable consumption per capita in Eswatini peaked at 36.17 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.94, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 169th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable consumption per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.94 | — |
| 1962 | 16.18 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 16.55 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 16.87 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 17.38 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 18.06 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 18.05 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 18.03 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 18.94 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 18.97 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 18.87 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 18.75 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 18.79 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 18.81 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 18.79 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 18.58 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 18.32 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 18.53 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 18.39 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 18.1 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 25.1 | +38.7% |
| 1982 | 21.46 | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 20.9 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 20.23 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 20.52 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 24.57 | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 24.46 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 26.79 | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 29.12 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 28.99 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 26.93 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 25.45 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 25.33 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.82 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 25.81 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 25.32 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 18.04 | -28.8% |
| 1998 | 20.67 | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 20.63 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 20.42 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 22.55 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 23.68 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 23.67 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.36 | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 23.84 | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 19.45 | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 17.27 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 16.89 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.34 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 21.51 | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 21.73 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.23 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.61 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 30.35 | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 36.17 | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 29.92 | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 30.89 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 32.9 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 32.96 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.33 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 32.47 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 30.5 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 31.78 | +4.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 31.78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.66, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 31.78 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.91, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable consumption per capita in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +38.7% | 18.1 | 25.1 |
| 1997 | -28.8% | 25.32 | 18.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.33 | 15.94 | 18.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.68 | 18.32 | 18.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.12 | 18.1 | 29.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.2 | 18.04 | 28.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.45 | 16.89 | 29.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.33 | 21.51 | 36.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.02 | 30.5 | 33.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -15.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -58.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 78.44 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable consumption per capita in Eswatini?
- Vegetable consumption per capita in Eswatini was 31.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 36.17 in 2015.
- What is the lowest vegetable consumption per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.94 in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for vegetable consumption per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable consumption per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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