Number of people facing food insecurity in East Africa 2021, by country
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.