Publications

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Every year, this most intensely scrutinized of FAO’s reports presents the headline number of undernourished people around the world, while advocating for strategies against hunger and malnutrition. Following publication of the global report, a wealth of statistics is disaggregated into regional reports. SOFI is jointly produced with fellow UN agencies IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO.
SOFI 2022 English cover
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022
Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable

This year’s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the distance to reach many of the SDG 2 targets is growing wider each year. There are indeed efforts to make progress towards SDG 2, yet they are proving insufficient in the face of a more challenging and uncertain context. The intensification of the major drivers behind recent food insecurity and malnutrition trends (i.e. conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities will continue to challenge food security and nutrition. This will be the case until agrifood systems are transformed, become more resilient and are delivering lower cost nutritious foods and affordable healthy diets for all, sustainably and inclusively. 

Digital Resources
Maps

FAO Hunger Map

Prevalence of Undernourishment 2019-2021
SDG Indicator 2.1.1

 


FAO Food Insecurity Map

Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity 2019-2021
SDG Indicator 2.1.2

 

Previous editions

2022
Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable

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2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all

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2020

Transforming Food Systems for Affordable Healthy Diets

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2019

Safeguarding against economic slowdowns and downturns

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2018

Building climate resilience for food security and nutrition

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2017
Building resilience for peace and food security

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2015
Meeting the 2015 international hunger targets: taking stock of uneven progress

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2014
Strengthening the enabling environment for food security and nutrition

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2013
The multiple dimensions of food security

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2012
Economic growth is necessary but not sufficient to accelerate reduction of hunger and malnutrition

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2011
How does international price volatility affect domestic economies and food insecurity?

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2010
Addressing food insecurity in protracted crises

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2009

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2008

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2006

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2005

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2004

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2003

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2002

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2001

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2000

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1999

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