The COVID-19 pandemic was projected to increase the food insecurity in East Africa by 73 percent. Before the coronavirus outbreak, there were 24 million food insecure people in the region. With the health crisis, the number is expected to rise to 41.5 million, from which 14 million are living in urban areas.
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UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme. (August 3, 2020). Number of acutely food insecure people in East Africa as of 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189930/food-insecure-people-in-east-africa/
UN-HABITAT, und World Food Programme. "Number of acutely food insecure people in East Africa as of 2020 (in millions)." Chart. August 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189930/food-insecure-people-in-east-africa/
UN-HABITAT, World Food Programme. (2020). Number of acutely food insecure people in East Africa as of 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189930/food-insecure-people-in-east-africa/
UN-HABITAT, and World Food Programme. "Number of Acutely Food Insecure People in East Africa as of 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189930/food-insecure-people-in-east-africa/
UN-HABITAT & World Food Programme, Number of acutely food insecure people in East Africa as of 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189930/food-insecure-people-in-east-africa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of acutely food insecure people in East Africa as of 2020 (in millions) [Graph], UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme, August 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1189930/food-insecure-people-in-east-africa/