Global Report on Food Crises for East Africa 2024 Snapshot
In 2023, 281.6 million people or 21.5 per cent of the analysed population faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 59 food-crisis countries/territories. The overall share of the analysed population facing high levels of acute food insecurity was marginally lower than in 2022, but still higher than pre-COVID-19. Nearly 24M more people faced high levels of acute food insecurity than in 2022 – explained by expanded analysis coverage as well as deteriorating acute food insecurity in some countries/territories outweighing improvements in others. Acute food insecurity deteriorated in 12 countries with comparable data between 2022 and 2023, where 13.5M more people needed urgent assistance, mostly in the Sudan.
