What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Kenya and Tanzania?

7.00 million, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Tanzania: Number of people who are undernourished

Kenya

20.40 million

in 2023

Tanzania

13.40 million

in 2023

Kenya rank

7th

Tanzania rank

10th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Kenya
Tanzania

How they compare

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

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 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.40 million	11.30 million	900,000	Tanzania
2010s	9.88 million	11.45 million	1.57 million	Tanzania
2020s	17.52 million	13.80 million	3.73 million	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Kenya or Tanzania?: Kenya, at 20.40 million against 13.40 million in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Kenya and Tanzania?: 7.00 million, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Kenya ranks 7th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people who are undernourished
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.