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.
Number of acutely food insecure people in East Africa as of 2020
(in millions)
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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 November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1189930/food-insecure-people-in-east-africa/ (last visited November 10, 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.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1189930/food-insecure-people-in-east-africa/
