More than 2.3 Arab people worldwide face medium for severe food insecurity, and 673.2 Lakhs are lessAccording to the report of 2025 “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World”, it was issued by five United Nations agencies and led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday.
Since 2022, food insecurity and hunger have left slowly worldwide. However, more people now have to bear the expenses of healthy food than before – that is, they can eat enough calories, but the overall quality of their diet is reduced. For the report, this is happening because the price of food is growing worldwide, often beating the inflation rate of other types of products.
The thesis gives how to observe five charts This trend changed over time, how unequal reach is around the world and how poverty remains a hindrance to a basic need: food.
1. Underporting was falling around the world, but then epidemic came
TeaHe defends as a lack of access to adequate food to meet daily calories to maintain an active and healthy life – that is, a young man has to face chronic appetite.
Worldwide, the prevalence of underborisment had a tendency downwards From 2000 to 2019, but the Koronwirus rose rapidly with the arrival of epidemics and gradually declined for five years, yet extinguished from pre-thunderstorms-but recovery gained momentum from 2023 to 2024.
As ReportThis occurred when the permanent economic effects of epidemic were paired with an increase in food prices, wars and extreme weather events – which affects those who were already in a weak position.
2. While some fields improved, Africa remains a tough hit
More positive global trend masks strong regional inquiry. In Africa, for example, hunger that already grows even before epidemic. The continent is now close to the same level incomplete in 2002 which was in 2002. Currently, one of the five people across Africa has been reduced.
On the other hand, Latin America and Asia have made significant progress in fighting hunger in the last 25 years.,
The thesis shows the reality of the regional with a contrast Europe and North America, which had a level of less than 2.5% in the last 25 years.
3. Before hunger, food is insecurity
More than 2.3 Trillion people around the world Experience Moderate to serious Food insecurity level – which covers the quality, quantity and variety of available food. In Cases of severe food insecurity, people can go throughout the day without eating.
Most people Those who face moderate to severe food insecurity live in Asia (1.1 Trillion), But in the highest spread Africa (57.9, of The population of the continent). Unlike underrarisment, there are such levels of food insecurity.,
4. Women face insecurity from insecurity
Globally, women are more affected by food insecurity than men. According to the report, it is caused by gender criteria and pressures that often limit women’s access to resources. For example, women often have low earnings – which makes food difficult in terms of rising food prices globally.
it The gender difference, although global, therefore is unevenly distributed. It is at its highest level in Latin America and Caribbean, where it reaches around 6 percentage points. On other continents, the gap rank ranges from 1 to 2 percentage points,
5. Food strength is a major issue
Nutritouse is inability to bear foodProminent driver of food insecurity. According to FAO, 31.9, Of the WorldHealth health cannot afford to eat – that is, they pull economics to bear a diverse and balanced diet that provides all the necessary nutrients and includes various food groups, which contain moderate consumption of products that can be harmful to health, such as ultra -spped foods.
There are people to pay Food everywhere in the world, but, with other indicators, deep curiosity persists. In some African countries, South Sudan and search as Madagascar, more than this 90% PopulatIon cannot tolerate a healthy diet. For example, in search countries as Germany, this part is around 2%,
Edited by: Milan Gaganon
