Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Eastern Africa

Prevalence of undernourishment in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 25.8%. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 11.4 pp.

2023 25.8% −0.4 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 37.2%2001
Period minimum 23.7%2013

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Eastern Africa, 2001–20232025303540200120042007201020132016201920222001: 37.2%2002: 36.4%2003: 35.7%2004: 34.2%2005: 32.3%2006: 30.3%2007: 29.1%2008: 27.8%2009: 26.5%2010: 25.3%2011: 24.4%2012: 23.9%2013: 23.7%2014: 23.9%2015: 24.9%2016: 25.6%2017: 25.8%2018: 26%2019: 26.3%2020: 26.9%2021: 26.4%2022: 26.2%2023: 25.8%
Change over the period: −11.4 pp Annual average: -0.52 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 25.8%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 25.8 −0.4 pp
2022 26.2 −0.2 pp
2021 26.4 −0.5 pp
2020 26.9 +0.6 pp
2019 26.3 +0.3 pp
2018 26 +0.2 pp
2017 25.8 +0.2 pp
2016 25.6 +0.6 pp
2015 24.9 +1 pp
2014 23.9 +0.2 pp
2013 23.7 −0.2 pp
2012 23.9 −0.5 pp
2011 24.4 −0.9 pp
2010 25.3 −1.2 pp
2009 26.5 −1.3 pp
2008 27.8 −1.3 pp
2007 29.1 −1.2 pp
2006 30.3 −2 pp
2005 32.3 −1.9 pp
2004 34.2 −1.4 pp
2003 35.7 −0.7 pp
2002 36.4 −0.8 pp
2001 37.2

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.