Between June and September 2025, 193,000 people (16 percent of the population) in Eswatini are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and loss of livelihood, classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). Although food security has improved significantly compared to the same period [...]

In Eswatini, an estimated 243,483 people, equivalent to 20 percent of the population, are experiencing IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) in the current period, spanning from June to September 2024. In the projected period, from October 2024 to March 2025, the number of people experiencing IPC Phase 3 or above (C [...]

In Eswatini, an estimated 238,500 people, equivalent to 20 percent of the population, are experiencing IPC Phase 3, Crisis in the current period, spanning from June to September 2023. In the projected period, from October 2023 to March 2024, the number of people experiencing IPC Phase 3 or above (Cr [...]

Weather-related shocks, high disease incidents and socio-economic shocks compounded by poor GDP growth have continually driven the food security landscape in Eswatini. Over 183, 000 people (16% of the population) are estimated to be in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above in the current period (June and Se [...]

Between December 2021 and March 2022, around 336,000 people (29% of the population in Eswatini) are estimated to be facing high acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 Crisis or above) and require urgent humanitarian assistance. Of this population, 286,000 people are classified in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) an [...]

Nearly 262,000 people (22% of the analysed population) in Eswatini are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) between June and September 2021 and require urgent humanitarian assistance. Of these, 240,000 people are experiencing Crisis food acute insecurity (IPC Phas [...]

OVERVIEW Between January and March 2021, over 347,000 people (31% of the population) will be experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) and require urgent humanitarian assistance. Compared with the July projected analysis (October 2020 – March 2021), which had the po [...]

Overview Between June and September 2020, over 330,000 people (29% of the population) is expected to experience high acute food insecurity. This includes nearly 30,000 people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and 301,000 in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). Compared with 2019, the country’s food insecurity situati [...]

The analysis conducted in November 2019 revealed that less than half of the population of Eswatini are considered food secure (44%) – IPC Level 1. Approximately 558,000 people (56%) are chronically food insecure across the four regions. Of these, 60,000 people (6%) are in Severe chronic food [...]

Overview Between June and September 2019, it is estimated that around 205,000 people (22% of the rural population) are experiencing severe acute food insecurity and require urgent humanitarian action. These include around 157,000 people being in a Crisis situation (Phase 3) and 47,000 people being [...]