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

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Kenya

73.9 percent

in 2023

Nigeria

74.8 percent

in 2023

Kenya rank

9th

Nigeria rank

8th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 74.8 percent against 73.9 percent in Kenya, a difference of 0.9 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 126 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	59.7 percent	43.36 percent	16.34 percent	Kenya
2020s	72.12 percent	70.33 percent	1.8 percent	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 74.8 percent against 73.9 percent in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0.9 percent, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Kenya ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Unit: percent
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: 126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).