Number of people facing food insecurity in East Africa 2021-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 3, 2025
As of May 2022, East Africa counted 58.2 million people with insufficient food for consumption. Food insecurity has been fluctuating in the region, driven by conflicts, economic crisis, low agricultural production, high food prices, and constrained access to humanitarian support. In April 2022, the number of food-insecure people in the region reached a peak at 63.5 million.
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Number of people facing insufficient food consumption in East Africa from January 2021 to May 2022 (in millions)

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June 2022

Region

Africa

Survey time period

January 2021 to May 2022

Supplementary notes

Data refer to Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The figures have been taken from several publications.

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