Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) was -0.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the prevalence of 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 gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa is -0.8 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa peaked at -0.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.5 %, in 2015.
That places Eastern Africa 25th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -2.5 % | — |
| 2016 | -2 % | -20.0% |
| 2017 | -1.2 % | -40.0% |
| 2018 | -1 % | -16.7% |
| 2019 | -1.4 % | +40.0% |
| 2020 | -1.6 % | +14.3% |
| 2021 | -1.3 % | -18.8% |
| 2022 | -0.9 % | -30.8% |
| 2023 | -0.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.8 % | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.62 % | -2.5 % | -1 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -1.1 % | -1.6 % | -0.8 % | 5 |
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Eastern Africa was -0.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5 % in 2015.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 25th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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 Gender gap in the prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — 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.