Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 63.5 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Eastern Africa, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Eastern Africa stood at 63.5 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Eastern Africa peaked at 66.4 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.3 %, in 2014.
Eastern Africa ranks 2nd of 34 groups on this measure, 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 total in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 57.3 % | — |
| 2015 | 57.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.8 % | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 65 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 63.3 % | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 63.7 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 66.4 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 65.2 % | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 65.8 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 64 % | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 65.6 % | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 63.5 % | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.73 % | 57.3 % | 65 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 65.08 % | 63.5 % | 66.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 17.5 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 56 % compare
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- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -8.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Eastern Africa?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Eastern Africa was 63.5 % 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 total recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3 % in 2014.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Eastern Africa ranks 2nd out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (annual value) — Confidence interval: Upper 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.