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 September 16, 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 September 16, 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: September 16, 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 September 16, 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/
