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Food insecurity
Uganda — 4 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | widespread lack of access: due to reduced incomes, and floods - in traditionally food secure urban areas, including the capital, Kampala, more than 600,000 people were food insecure due to the restrictive measures introduced to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus; the food security situation in urban areas was the most affected by the COVID‑19‑related restrictive measures, as poor households mainly rely on the daily wages obtained through casual labor, petty trading, food vending, construction |
| 2022 | severe localized food insecurity: due to weather extremes, civil insecurity, and high food prices - in Karamoja Region, about 518,000 people, 41% of the population, are estimated to be severely food insecure between March and July 2022, as a result of consecutive poor rainy seasons that adversely affected crop and livestock production, frequent episodes of cattle rustling leading to the loss of productive assets, and high food prices (2022) |
| 2023 | severe localized food insecurity: due to weather extremes, civil insecurity, and high food prices - the latest analysis, conducted in the northeastern agro-pastoral Karamoja region, estimates that about 582,000 million people are facing acute food insecurity between April and August 2023; these conditions reflect the adverse impact of weather shocks, crop and livestock diseases, civil insecurity and high food prices; the significant deterioration of the food security situation during the last 12 |
| 2024 | severe localized food insecurity: due to weather extremes, civil insecurity, and high food prices - the latest analysis, conducted in the northeastern agro-pastoral Karamoja region, estimates that about 582,000 million people are facing acute food insecurity between April and August 2023; these conditions reflect the adverse impact of weather shocks, crop and livestock diseases, civil insecurity and high food prices; the significant deterioration of the food security situation during the last 12 |