Food Security Measurements and Indicators

Number of Food Insecure People Worldwide

• In 2019, approx. 2 B people did not have regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. • Close to 750 M – or nearly 1 in 10 people – were exposed to severe levels of food insecurity. • 690 M or 8.9% of the world population are undernourished. • COVID-19 pandemic may add between 83 and 132 M people to the total number of under- nourished in the world in 2020. • In 2019, estimates of malnutrition, 21.3% (144.0 M) of children under 5 years of age were stunted, 6.9% (47.0 M) wasted and 5.6% (38.3 M) overweight. • B-Billion; M-Million

Source: FAO , IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. 2020. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 . Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets . Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/ca9692en

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