Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value was 25.6 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Eastern Africa is 25.6 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Eastern Africa peaked at 38 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.3 %, in 2013.
Eastern Africa ranks 3rd of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — Value in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.4 % | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 35.6 % | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 35.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31.3 % | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 29.6 % | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 28.4 % | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 27.3 % | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 25.7 % | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 24.8 % | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 24 % | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 23.4 % | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.1 % | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 26.6 % | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 25.8 % | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 25.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.4 % | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 27 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.1 % | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 25.5 % | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 26.3 % | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 25.6 % | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2 % | 25.7 % | 38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.87 % | 23.3 % | 27.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.33 % | 25.5 % | 27.5 % | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Eastern Africa?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value in Eastern Africa was 25.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 % in 2013.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (annual value) — value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 undernourishment (percent) (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.