Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 311.5 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Africa, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 311.5 million No for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Africa peaked at 313.9 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 212.1 million No, in 2014.
Eastern Africa ranks 10th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 212.1 million No | — |
| 2015 | 218.3 million No | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 250.9 million No | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 262.1 million No | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 259.5 million No | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 271.9 million No | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 287.7 million No | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 289.7 million No | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 302.7 million No | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 298.4 million No | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 313.9 million No | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 311.5 million No | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 245.8 million No | 212.1 million No | 271.9 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 300.65 million No | 287.7 million No | 313.9 million No | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Africa?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Eastern Africa was 311.5 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 313.9 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 212.1 million No in 2014.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 10th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.