Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
5.6% of children under 5 years of age globally were affected by overweight in 2022 (FAO et al., 2025).
28.9% of the world's population faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2023, while severe food insecurity was estimated at 10.7% (FAO et al., 2025).
41 million people were affected by undernourishment in 2023 (FAO et al., 2025).
201.4% was the year-on-year food price inflation in Argentina in September 2024, the highest in the región (FAO et al., 2025).
187.6 million people in Latin America experienced food insecurity in 2024 (FAO et al., 2025).
Coffee consumption grows between 2% and 2.5% annually (EOM, 2024).
More than 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2023, according to the SOFI report.
USD 23.4 million was the annual average that WFP executed during the decade 2013-2022 in food purchases, logistics services and monetary transfers (Namdar and Saa, 2024).
57% of the adult diet in the UK and 66% of the adolescent diet is composed of ultra-processed foods (UPAs).
