Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult was 60.3 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Africa, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Africa is 60.3 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Africa peaked at 63.1 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.9 %, in 2014.
That places Eastern Africa 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 52.9 % | — |
| 2015 | 53.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 60.3 % | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 62.6 % | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 60.9 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 61.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 63.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 61.9 % | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 62.7 % | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 61.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 61.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 60.3 % | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.6 % | 52.9 % | 62.6 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 61.8 % | 60.3 % | 63.1 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 14 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 52.3 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Africa?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult in Eastern Africa was 60.3 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9 % in 2014.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (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.