Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 34.9 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Kenya is 34.9 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Kenya peaked at 36.4 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.4 %, in 2012.
Kenya ranks 6th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 33.3 % | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 34.5 % | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 31.7 % | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 28.2 % | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 26.1 % | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 27.1 % | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 27.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.9 % | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 22.3 % | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 20.6 % | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 19.9 % | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 19.4 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 19.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.2 % | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 23 % | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 24.8 % | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 24.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 25.8 % | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 28.8 % | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 33.4 % | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 36.2 % | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 36.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.9 % | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.71 % | 22.3 % | 34.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.75 % | 19.4 % | 28.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.23 % | 33.4 % | 36.4 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 3 Madagascar 41.8 % compare
- 4 Zambia 41 % compare
- 5 Liberia 37.3 % compare
- 7 Chad 33.6 % compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 30.5 % compare
- 9 Central African Republic 29.8 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.16 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.16 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Kenya?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Kenya was 34.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4 % in 2012.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Kenya ranks 6th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (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.