2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value was 25.6 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 25.6 % for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Eastern Africa peaked at 38 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.3 %, in 2013.
Eastern Africa ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — 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 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 1 Somalia 56.5 % compare
- 2 Haiti 51.4 % compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.5 % compare
- 3 Madagascar 41.8 % compare
- 4 Zambia 41 % compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.86 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 920,068 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 15.15 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,842 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 504,851 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 62.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 58.67 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.36 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 25.33 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Eastern Africa?
- 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Eastern Africa was 25.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 % in 2013.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — 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 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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