Prevalence of undernourishment in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of undernourishment was 36.8% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Kenya, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 36.8% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Kenya peaked at 36.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2013.
That places Kenya 5th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 24.3% | 34.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 26.3% | 36.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Kenya?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Kenya was 36.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2013.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Kenya ranks 5th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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