TABLES

2.1 Prevalence of undernourishment, 2005–2024

2.2 Number of undernourished people, 2005–2024

2.3 Prevalence of food insecurity at severe level only, and at moderate or severe level, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, 2015–2024

2.4 Number of people experiencing food insecurity at severe level only, and at moderate or severe level, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, 2015–2024

2.5 The average cost of a healthy diet, 2019–2024

2.6 Proportion of the population and number of people unable to afford a healthy diet, 2019–2024

2.7 Global and regional trends in prevalence for seven nutrition indicators with global targets

2.8 Global and regional trends in numbers for seven nutrition indicators with global targets

3.1 Association between food prices and wasting, 1985–2023

A1.1 Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and global nutrition targets: prevalence of undernourishment, moderate or severe food insecurity, selected forms of malnutrition, exclusive breastfeeding and low birthweight

A1.2 Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and global nutrition targets: number of people who are affected by undernourishment, moderate or severe food insecurity and selected forms of malnutrition; number of infants exclusively breastfed and number of babies born with low birthweight

A1.3 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity, and severe food insecurity only, by degree of urbanization in 2024

A1.4 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity, and severe food insecurity only, among adult men and women in 2024

A1.5 Cost of a healthy diet, 2017–2024

A1.6 Affordability of a healthy diet, 2017–2024


FIGURES

2.1 Updated global estimates point to a decrease in world hunger in recent years following the sharp increase from 2019 to 2021

2.2 Progress was made towards reducing hunger in South-eastern and Southern Asia and in South America, but hunger continues to climb in most subregions of Africa and in Western Asia

2.3 Eliminating hunger by 2030 remains an elusive target

2.4 Global food insecurity levels declined gradually from 2021 to 2024, with Latin America and the Caribbean showing notable progress

2.5 Globally and in most regions, the prevalence of food insecurity has remained consistently higher in rural areas than in urban areas since 2022, with notable improvements in urban areas in Asia and across urban, peri-urban and rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean

2.6 The gender gap narrowed at the global level from 2021 to 2023, but increased slightly in 2024, with the prevalence of food insecurity remaining consistently higher among women than among men, globally and in all regions

2.7 The proportion of the population and number of people unable to afford a healthy diet in the world decreased from 2020 to 2024

2.8 Excluding India, there is an increasing trend in lower-middle-income countries in the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet

2.9 Accelerated progress is needed to achieve the 2030 global nutrition targets

2.10 Most countries either do not have sufficient data or are off track to achieve the 2030 global nutrition targets

2.11 Only one-third of children aged 6 to 23 months in the world are achieving Minimum Dietary Diversity for Children (MDD-C)

2.12 Two-thirds of women aged 15 to 49 years in the world are achieving Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W)

3.1 Food price inflation has risen since late 2020, peaking in January 2023

3.2 Food price inflation was the highest in low-income countries, 2019–2024

3.3 Fiscal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

3.4 The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine contributed to commodity price fluctuations

3.5 Effects of commodity shocks on food price inflation were higher in the United States of America than in the euro area

3.6 Food security and nutrition dimensions and determinants

3.7 The global fallout and recovery process of average employee monthly earnings has been highly uneven, as shown in the cases of Egypt, Mexico, Mongolia and Peru

3.8 Low- and lower-middle-income countries experienced high levels of moderate or severe food insecurity and food price inflation

3.9 Relationship between food insecurity and food prices, 2014–2024

3.10 Highly unequal countries, women and rural populations are more vulnerable to increases in moderate or severe food insecurity associated with food price inflation

3.11 The cost of basic starchy staples is consistently lower than that of more nutrient-dense food groups

3.12 Ultra-processed foods are more affordable than less processed alternatives

3.13 The price of starchy staples and oils faced the highest increase in Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan

3.14 Price indices of items selected for least-cost healthy diets

3.15 Price trends by NOVA processing category relative to basic starchy staples in Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan

4.1 Policies can both contribute to food price inflation and serve as a part of the solution

4.2 Surge in social protection measures since 2022

4.3 Shortening policy durations: a trend towards quick reversals

4.4 Global cereal stocks on the rise after price volatility

4.5 Distinctive trajectories of food security and food price inflation, 2015–2023

4.6 Observed policy implementation rates across countries by food insecurity (2023 levels) and trajectory group


BOXES

2.1 Updates in the series of prevalence of undernourishment estimates

2.2 Deepening humanitarian crises increase acute food insecurity and threaten the right to adequate food in many places in the world

2.3 New targets for global nutrition indicators

2.4 Progress on anaemia in women aged 15 to 49 years in context

3.1 Definitions and concepts: What is inflation? What is food price inflation?

3.2 Tracking prices of food and agricultural products

3.3 The interplay between exchange rate and local inflation

3.4 Real food wage analysis in selected conflict-affected countries

4.1 Humanitarian cash and in-kind transfers in high inflation contexts

4.2 Export bans and trade restrictions shaped global prices of phosphate fertilizers

4.3 Innovative market information tools supporting smallholder farmers

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