What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Kenya and Sierra Leone?

5.6 percent, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

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 severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Share of population with severe food insecurity

Kenya

28.1 percent

in 2023

Sierra Leone

33.7 percent

in 2023

Kenya rank

9th

Sierra Leone rank

6th

Share of population with severe food insecurity over time

Kenya
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 33.7 percent against 28.1 percent in Kenya, a difference of 5.6 percent.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2010s	20.54 percent	31.16 percent	10.62 percent	Sierra Leone
2020s	27.55 percent	32.35 percent	4.8 percent	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, Kenya or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 33.7 percent against 28.1 percent in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Kenya and Sierra Leone?: 5.6 percent, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?: Kenya ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 125 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 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 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: 125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Someone suffering from severe food insecurity has an insufficient quantity of food. They will experience symptoms such as physical hunger.