Prevalence of undernourishment in Kenya
An estimated 34.9% of people in Kenya were undernourished in 2024.
Kenya, 2024
34.9%
Change from 2023
−1.5percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
8th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Kenya over time
View
Kenya
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.9% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 36.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.4%, the figure has changed by +15.5 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
More for Kenya
All statistics for Kenya
Extreme poverty rate
45.5%
2022 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,693 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.50e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
76.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.90e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
21.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT