2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Kenya
Kenya: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 27.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Kenya, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 27.2 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Kenya peaked at 29.7 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.4 %, in 2015.
Kenya ranks 8th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.4 % | — |
| 2016 | 19.5 % | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 23.6 % | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 25.5 % | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 27.1 % | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 28.4 % | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 29.7 % | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 29.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 28.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.2 % | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.42 % | 16.4 % | 27.1 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.62 % | 27.2 % | 29.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 5 Afghanistan 34.5 % compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 31.5 % compare
- 7 Namibia 28.9 % compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 7.4 % compare
- 9 Eswatini 27.1 % compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.8 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4 % compare
- 10 Nigeria 26.7 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 2 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 25.7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Kenya?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Kenya was 27.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 % in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Kenya ranks 8th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of 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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About this data
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.