As of May 2022, East Africa counted 58.2 million people with insufficient food for consumption. Food insecurity has been fluctuating in the region, driven by conflicts, economic crisis, low agricultural production, high food prices, and constrained access to humanitarian support. In April 2022, the number of food-insecure people in the region reached a peak at 63.5 million.
Number of people facing insufficient food consumption in East Africa from January 2021 to May 2022
(in millions)
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AGRA Africa. (June 1, 2022). Number of people facing insufficient food consumption in East Africa from January 2021 to May 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1236141/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa/
AGRA Africa. "Number of people facing insufficient food consumption in East Africa from January 2021 to May 2022 (in millions)." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1236141/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa/
AGRA Africa. (2022). Number of people facing insufficient food consumption in East Africa from January 2021 to May 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1236141/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa/
AGRA Africa. "Number of People Facing Insufficient Food Consumption in East Africa from January 2021 to May 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1236141/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa/
AGRA Africa, Number of people facing insufficient food consumption in East Africa from January 2021 to May 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1236141/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of people facing insufficient food consumption in East Africa from January 2021 to May 2022 (in millions) [Graph], AGRA Africa, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1236141/number-of-people-facing-food-insecurity-in-east-africa/