Between 2017 to 2019, about 673 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/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2019
(in millions)
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.
Data for Food security indicators can be accessed here.
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FAO. (July 17, 2020). Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/
FAO. "Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. July 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/
FAO. (2020). Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/
FAO. "Number of Undernourished/Starving People Worldwide from 2000 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/
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