• The annual UN-FAO report titled “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021” states that between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020, which is around 161 million more than in 2019.
• The report was jointly produced by UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Key facts and figures

• Number of hungry people in 2020 in the:
• World: between 720 and 811
• Asia: 418 million (More than half of world hunger population)
• Africa: 282 million (One-third)
• Latin America and the Caribbean: 60 million
• Nearly 2.37 billion people did not have access to adequate food in 2020, an increase of 320 million people over 2019.
• Children under 5 affected by stunting (low height-for-age): 22.0 percent (149.2 million)
• Children under 5 affected by wasting (low weight-for-height): , 6.7 percent (45.4 million)
• Children under 5 who are overweight (high weight-for-height): 5.7 percent (38.9 million)
• Percentage of women of reproductive age affected by anaemia: 29.9%
• Percentage of infants aged below 6 months who were exclusively breastfed: 44%