Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value was 131.3 million No in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in Eastern Africa is 131.3 million No, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in Eastern Africa peaked at 131.6 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.4 million No, in 2011.
That places Eastern Africa 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — Value in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5 million No | — |
| 2001 | 97.2 million No | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 97.7 million No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 99.9 million No | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 99.7 million No | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.5 million No | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 91 million No | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 89.9 million No | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.2 million No | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.4 million No | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 85.6 million No | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.4 million No | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.3 million No | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 90.3 million No | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 95.3 million No | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 108.1 million No | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 107.3 million No | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 110.6 million No | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 120.4 million No | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 121.6 million No | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 127.6 million No | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 123.9 million No | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 124.5 million No | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 131.6 million No | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 131.3 million No | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3 million No | 86.4 million No | 99.9 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.57 million No | 85.4 million No | 120.4 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.75 million No | 121.6 million No | 131.6 million No | 6 |
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) (annual value) — value in Eastern Africa?
- Number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value in Eastern Africa was 131.3 million No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 131.6 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4 million No in 2011.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of people undernourished (million) (annual value) — value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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) (annual value) — 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.