Some 735 million people in the world will face hunger in 2022, an increase of 122 million from 2019 figures, according to a UN report.
“It is estimated that 691 million to 783 million people in the world will face hunger in 2022. Taking the average of 735 million, it is clear that 122 million more people suffered from hunger in 2022 than in 2019,” the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 report said.
In addition, the number of people experiencing severe food insecurity in 2022 was about 900 million – 180 million more than in 2019.
At the same time, 2022 saw a slowdown in economic recovery from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and rising food and energy prices, which in turn undermines the incomes of those most at risk of hunger.
At the same time, some regions of the world have made progress in combating hunger, such as Asia and Latin America. However, in Western Asia, the Caribbean and Africa, hunger continued to increase from 2021 to 2022. The number of people suffering from hunger in Africa has increased by 11 million since 2021 and by more than 57 million since the start of the pandemic.
Nearly 600 million people are projected to be chronically undernourished in 2030. It is noted that this is about 119 million more than the scenario if there had been no pandemic and a full-scale war launched by Russia against Ukraine. The most significant increase in hunger is also expected in Africa.
