Number of undernourished people (millions) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 131.3 num m in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Eastern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Eastern Africa is 131.3 num m, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Eastern Africa peaked at 131.6 num m in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.4 num m, in 2011.
Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5 num m | — |
| 2001 | 97.2 num m | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 97.7 num m | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 99.9 num m | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 99.7 num m | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.5 num m | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 91 num m | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 89.9 num m | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.2 num m | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.4 num m | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 85.6 num m | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.4 num m | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.4 num m | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.3 num m | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 90.3 num m | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 95.3 num m | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 108.1 num m | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 107.3 num m | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 110.6 num m | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 120.4 num m | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 121.6 num m | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 127.6 num m | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 123.9 num m | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 124.5 num m | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 131.6 num m | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 131.3 num m | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3 num m | 86.4 num m | 99.9 num m | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.57 num m | 85.4 num m | 120.4 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.75 num m | 121.6 num m | 131.6 num m | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 China 38.7 num m compare
- 6 Ethiopia 26.3 num m compare
- 7 Kenya 19.7 num m compare
- 8 Indonesia 18 num m compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.3 num m compare
- 10 Madagascar 13.3 num m compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 13.1 num m compare
More development goals data for Eastern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 892.87 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 188 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 144 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 261 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 335 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 342 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.25 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 23,292 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Eastern Africa?
- Number of undernourished people in Eastern Africa was 131.3 num m in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 131.6 num m in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4 num m in 2011.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of undernourished people?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 28 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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