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Grim News We Already Knew: Hunger is Increasing

The FAO released new data today about the increase in hunger around the world. In 2009, 1.02 billion people will go hungry.

Number of Hungry People in the World

FAO Hunger Projection

While Asia and sub-Saharan Africa continue to have the largest number of hungry people, it is surprising that three areas that have had low or stable hunger numbers over the last decade or more saw sharp increases: the Near East/North Africa region, Latin America and the Caribbean and developed countries as a whole

Estimated Regional Distribution of Hunger in 2009 (mil.)
and Increase from 2008 Levels (%)
Regional breadkdown of increased hunger

Posted by Eric Munoz on June 19, 2009 in Food Prices | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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