2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) was 107,617 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Eastern Africa, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Eastern Africa stood at 107,617 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Eastern Africa peaked at 118,867 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76,741 1000 No, in 2014.
That places Eastern Africa 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 76,741 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 79,304 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 95,833 1000 No | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 99,871 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 94,817 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 100,681 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 114,282 1000 No | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 117,495 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 113,159 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 110,786 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 118,867 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 107,617 1000 No | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91,208 1000 No | 76,741 1000 No | 100,681 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 113,701 1000 No | 107,617 1000 No | 118,867 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 3 Kenya 14,350 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 45,545 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 13,011 1000 No compare
- 5 Malawi 12,267 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 14,558 1000 No compare
- 6 Egypt 12,036 1000 No compare
- 7 Afghanistan 10,265 1000 No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,258 1000 No compare
- 8 South Sudan 7,268 1000 No compare
- 8 Melanesia 3,086 1000 No compare
- 9 Angola 5,966 1000 No compare
- 9 Viet Nam 1,151 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.3756 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.076 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Eastern Africa?
- 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Eastern Africa was 107,617 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 118,867 1000 No in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,741 1000 No in 2014.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no breakdown by sex) (all age ranges or no breakdown by age) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
As the custodian agency of 22 SDG indicators, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is responsible for curating and refining the methodologies of these indicators, collecting data from national sources, ensuring their quality and compatibility with applicable standards and classifications, and disseminating data at global level. This FAOSTAT domain complements the global SDG database administered by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), as well as FAO’s SDG indicators portal, by providing access to the available data for all SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship. While this metadata page provides summary information on all SDG indicators data disseminated through FAOSTAT, indicator-specific metadata can be accessed from the link on the right hand navigation column. This additional metadata file provides details on the methodology used to compile each indicators, their data sources and the contact information of the relevant FAO focal point. It includes the links to the official SDG Indicator metadata documents accessible from the UNSD global SDG database.SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship, consisting of 22 indicators and 66 series that fall under six goals: • Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.• Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.• Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production.• Goal 14: Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.• Goal 15: Life on land: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.