Millions facing hunger in Somalia

Somalia is facing one of its most severe hunger crises in years,
driven by drought, declining aid and rising global prices linked
to the conflict in the Middle East

Acute food insecurity
projection map
(Apr-Jun 2026)
None
Stressed
Crisis
Emergency
Catastrophe

6.5m
Number of
people facing
high levels of hunger 

1.84m
Number of
children who
will likely suffer from acute
malnutrition in 2026

$131m
Needed by World
Food Programme
to support most vulnerable people
up to Oct 2026

SOMALIA
DJIBOUTI
ETHIOPIA
KENYA
Mogadishu
Bossaso
Hargeisa
Burco
Garowe
Galkayo
Baidoa
Kismayo
Berbera
INDIAN
OCEAN
Gulf of Aden

19.4m
Population
analysed
27%
40%
23%
10%

300km
185 miles

Sources: ReliefWeb, World Food Programme
Picture: Getty Images
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