Number of undernourished/hungry people worldwide 2000-2022

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
May 22, 2024
Recent years have seen an increase in the amount of people suffering from undernourishment around the world. This is a reversal of the trend which had seen declining numbers till 2014. Between 2021 and 2023, about 735 million people were undernourished around the world. Undernourishment is defined as the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements.

Number of undernourished/hungry people worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in millions)

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Release date

August 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Special properties

Expressed as three-year averages

Supplementary notes

The acronym FAO stands for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Underourishment is defined as the status of persons, whose food intake regularly provides less than their minimum energy requirements. The average minimum energy requirement per person is about 1800 kcal per day. The exact requirement is determined by a person’s age, body size, activity level and physiological conditions such as illness, infection, pregnancy and lactation.

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