2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 63.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa is 63.4 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa peaked at 65 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.8 %, in 2015.
That places Eastern Africa 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 59.8 % | — |
| 2016 | 61.7 % | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 62.9 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 62.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 65 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 64.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.4 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.04 % | 59.8 % | 63.2 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.18 % | 63.4 % | 65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 81.7 % compare
- 1 South Sudan 88.8 % compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 88.5 % compare
- 3 Haiti 85.5 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 56.3 % compare
- 4 Malawi 82.7 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 82 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 53.9 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa was 63.4 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8 % in 2015.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 2nd out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.