This statistic shows the number of undernourished people worldwide from 2000 to 2018. Between 2016 to 2018, about 809.9 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 2018
(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.
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FAO. (September 10, 2019). Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/
FAO. "Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in millions)." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/
FAO. (2019). Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/
FAO. "Number of Undernourished/Starving People Worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/
FAO, Number of undernourished/starving people worldwide from 2000 to 2018 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264900/number-of-undernourished-starving-people-worldwide/ (last visited February 20, 2020)
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