In 2021, there were 923.7 million people severely food insecure people worldwide. The regions with the largest number of people experiencing severe food insecurity were Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, with 412.9 and 293.8 million people, respectively.
Number of severely food insecure people worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions)
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- Number of undernourished/hungry people worldwide 2000-2021
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- Colombia: children's deaths due to malnutrition 2018-2016
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- Peru: undernourishment prevalence 2004-2020
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- Trinidad and Tobago: undernourishment prevalence 2004-2020
- Argentina: undernourishment prevalence 2004-2020
- Caribbean: undernourishment prevalence 2005-2020
- Anaemia prevalance among women of reproductive age worldwide from 2012 to 2019
- Share of children worldwide who were overweight as of 2019, by subregion
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- South America: undernourishment prevalence 2019-2021, by country
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- Caribbean: undernourishment prevalence 2005-2020
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- Share of children worldwide who were overweight as of 2019, by subregion
FAO. (July 22, 2022). Number of severely food insecure people worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987126/number-severely-food-insecure-people-worldwide-region/
FAO. "Number of severely food insecure people worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions)." Chart. July 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987126/number-severely-food-insecure-people-worldwide-region/
FAO. (2022). Number of severely food insecure people worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987126/number-severely-food-insecure-people-worldwide-region/
FAO. "Number of Severely Food Insecure People Worldwide in 2021, by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987126/number-severely-food-insecure-people-worldwide-region/
FAO, Number of severely food insecure people worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987126/number-severely-food-insecure-people-worldwide-region/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Number of severely food insecure people worldwide in 2021, by region (in millions) [Graph], FAO, July 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987126/number-severely-food-insecure-people-worldwide-region/