Global hunger statistics from the UN show that up to 828 million people suffered from hunger in 2021, 150 million more than in 2019 due to COVID-19. Nearly one in 10 people worldwide face hunger, while one in three people, or 2.3 billion, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2021. In Jamaica, 12.8% of the population, or 400,000 people, experienced food insecurity in January 2021, with 70% of respondents reporting difficulties eating enough during the pandemic in September 2020.
Global hunger statistics from the UN show that up to 828 million people suffered from hunger in 2021, 150 million more than in 2019 due to COVID-19. Nearly one in 10 people worldwide face hunger, while one in three people, or 2.3 billion, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2021. In Jamaica, 12.8% of the population, or 400,000 people, experienced food insecurity in January 2021, with 70% of respondents reporting difficulties eating enough during the pandemic in September 2020.
Global hunger statistics from the UN show that up to 828 million people suffered from hunger in 2021, 150 million more than in 2019 due to COVID-19. Nearly one in 10 people worldwide face hunger, while one in three people, or 2.3 billion, experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2021. In Jamaica, 12.8% of the population, or 400,000 people, experienced food insecurity in January 2021, with 70% of respondents reporting difficulties eating enough during the pandemic in September 2020.
Global Statistics Based on The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 UN Report and https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger/
• Up to 828 million people potentially suffered from hunger in 2021
• Food insecurity and the number of people going hungry has been increasing post 2014 • 150 million more people facing hunger in 2021 than in 2019 due to COVID-19 • Approximately 1 in 10 people worldwide are suffering from hunger • Almost 1 in 3 (2.3 billion people) were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021 • Increase of almost 350 million people since the beginning of the pandemic • Between 720 million and 811 million persons worldwide suffered from hunger in 2020 • Approximately an increase of 161 million from 2019 • >30% of the world’s population (2.4 billion) suffered from moderate or severe food insecurity • 22% of children under 5 years old (149.2 million) were suffering from stunting (low height for their age) in 2020, down from 24.4 per cent in 2015. • 6.7% of children under 5 years old (45.4 million) were affected by (low weight for height) in 2020 • 47% of countries are burdened by high food prices in 2020, an increase from 16% in 2019 Local Statistics Forbes Food Insecurity In Jamaica Food Insecurity In Jamaica
• 12.8% of the Jamaican population (400,000) is food insecure in Jan. 2021
• 70% of respondents to a survey reported difficulties “eating enough” during the pandemic Sep. 2020 o 1 in 3 survey respondents reported skipping meals or eating less o 1 in 10 reported going a full day without food o 20% reported no food at home