Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value was 129.2 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 129.2 million No for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Eastern Africa peaked at 129.2 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.5 million No, in 2010.
Eastern Africa ranks 9th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.8 million No | — |
| 2001 | 98.2 million No | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 99.1 million No | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 97.7 million No | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 94.7 million No | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 91.5 million No | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 90 million No | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 88.5 million No | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 87 million No | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 85.8 million No | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 85.5 million No | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86 million No | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.7 million No | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 91 million No | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 97.9 million No | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 103.5 million No | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 108.7 million No | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 112.8 million No | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 117.5 million No | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 123.2 million No | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 124.4 million No | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 125.3 million No | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 126.7 million No | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 129.2 million No | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.03 million No | 85.8 million No | 99.1 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.38 million No | 85.5 million No | 123.2 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.4 million No | 124.4 million No | 129.2 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.2 million No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 26.3 million No compare
- 7 Kenya 19.7 million No compare
- 8 Indonesia 18 million No compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 10.1 million No compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.3 million No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.2 million No compare
- 10 Madagascar 13.3 million No compare
- 10 Viet Nam 6.1 million No compare
- 11 Afghanistan 11.9 million No compare
- 11 Melanesia 3.5 million No compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.4 million No compare
- 12 Somalia 10.7 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.1174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2095 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Eastern Africa?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value in Eastern Africa was 129.2 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 129.2 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5 million No in 2010.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 Number of people undernourished (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.