SOFI Report 2025 Latest News
According to the ‘State of Food and Nutrition in the World’ (SOFI) 2025 report, hunger affected up to 720 million people worldwide in 2024 — around 8.2 per cent of the global population.
About SOFI Report 2025
- It is an annual report prepared by five UN agencies — Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund), WFP (World Food Programme), and WHO (World Health Organization).
- It presents the latest data and analysis on hunger, food security and nutrition worldwide.
Key Highlights of SOFI Report 2025
- Despite some recent progress, global hunger in 2024 remained well above pre-pandemic levels and even higher than in 2015
- An estimated 96 million more people were suffering from chronic hunger today compared to 2015.
- It is now estimated that about 2.3 billion people in the world were moderately or severely food insecure in 2024
- Asia accounted for the highest number of undernourished people at 323 million, followed by Africa (307 million) and Latin America and the Caribbean (34 million).
- Although hunger levels declined in Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, and South America, the report noted persistent or rising food insecurity in several other regions like Africa.
Source: DTE
Last updated on January, 2026
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