Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than 3.1 billion people, 42% of the world's population, could not afford a healthy diet in 2021, according to the SOFI 2023 report.
According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2023 (SOFI 2023) global hunger in 2022 affects 9.2 percent of the world population – between 691 and 783 million people – and a total of 2.4 billion people experience moderate or severe food insecurity.
According to The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2023, over a quarter of a billion people were acutely food-insecure and required urgent food assistance in 58 food-crisis countries/territories in 2022. This is the highest number in the seven-year history of the GRFC.
600 million people will suffer from chronic undernourishment by 2030 (UNDP, 2024).
A quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production (UNDP, 2024).
14.2 million tonnes is the projected increase in global trade in dairy products over the next 10 years, reaching that figure in 2032 (OECD and FAO, 2023).
7% of the world's milk production is marketed internationally, mainly due to its perishable nature and high water content, over 85% (OECD and FAO, 2023).
1.5% per year is the projected growth for world milk production by 2032 (OECD and FAO, 2023).
15% will be the cumulative growth of world milk production in the next 10 years, reaching 1,039 million tons in 2032 (OECD and FAO, 2023).
20% drop in avocado production in Jalisco due to drought, affecting Mexico's second largest producer (El Economista, 2024).
