Kenya vs Tanzania: Number of people who are undernourished

Kenya
20.40 million millions
in 2023
Tanzania
13.40 million millions
in 2023
Kenya rank
7th
Tanzania rank
10th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 20.40 million millions against 13.40 million millions in Tanzania, a difference of 7.00 million millions.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Tanzania ahead.

Kenya ranks 7th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 131 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Unit
millions
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.