As of November 2021, East Africa counted 51.9 million people with insufficient food for consumption. Among the selected countries in the region, Ethiopia had the highest number of inhabitants facing food insecurity, around 16.9 million. Uganda followed, with 13.9 million people in the same situation. Undergoing conflicts and economic crisis, South Sudan had 6.7 million inhabitants with insufficient food, which equaled over 60 percent of the country's population.
Number of people with insufficient food for consumption in selected countries in East Africa as of November 2021
(in millions)
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AGRA Africa. (December 1, 2021). Number of people with insufficient food for consumption in selected countries in East Africa as of November 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236123/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa-by-country/
AGRA Africa. "Number of people with insufficient food for consumption in selected countries in East Africa as of November 2021 (in millions)." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236123/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa-by-country/
AGRA Africa. (2021). Number of people with insufficient food for consumption in selected countries in East Africa as of November 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236123/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa-by-country/
AGRA Africa. "Number of People with Insufficient Food for Consumption in Selected Countries in East Africa as of November 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236123/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa-by-country/
AGRA Africa, Number of people with insufficient food for consumption in selected countries in East Africa as of November 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236123/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa-by-country/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of people with insufficient food for consumption in selected countries in East Africa as of November 2021 (in millions) [Graph], AGRA Africa, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236123/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa-by-country/
