This statistic shows the regional shares of population, food-insecurity and food distribution gap in 2022. Asia accounts for 63 percent of the population of these regions, and 51 percent of food-insecurity.
Shares of population and food-insecurity of world regions in 2022*
* The 77 countries included in this report are lower income countries that are or have been receiving food aid and are experiencing or have experienced food insecurity. Food insecurity: occurs when per capita food consumption for a country or income decile falls short of the nutritional target of roughly 2,100 calories per person per day.
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US Department of Agriculture. (October 1, 2022). Shares of population and food-insecurity of world regions in 2022* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239468/population-food-insecurity-and-distribution-gap-shares-by-region/
US Department of Agriculture. "Shares of population and food-insecurity of world regions in 2022*." Chart. October 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239468/population-food-insecurity-and-distribution-gap-shares-by-region/
US Department of Agriculture. (2022). Shares of population and food-insecurity of world regions in 2022*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239468/population-food-insecurity-and-distribution-gap-shares-by-region/
US Department of Agriculture. "Shares of Population and Food-insecurity of World Regions in 2022*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239468/population-food-insecurity-and-distribution-gap-shares-by-region/
US Department of Agriculture, Shares of population and food-insecurity of world regions in 2022* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239468/population-food-insecurity-and-distribution-gap-shares-by-region/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Shares of population and food-insecurity of world regions in 2022* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, October 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239468/population-food-insecurity-and-distribution-gap-shares-by-region/
