SOFI Report 2025

Current Context : The State of Food and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report 2025 highlights that 720 million people (8.2% of the global population) were affected by hunger in 2024.

 ABOUT SOFI REPORT

• Prepared By:
• United Nations (UN) agencies:
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund)
  • World Food Programme (WFP)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)
• Purpose: Provides the latest data and analysis on hunger, food security and nutrition worldwide.

 Key Highlights (2025)

• Hunger is still higher than pre-pandemic levels and even higher than in 2015.
• 96 million more people are suffering from chronic hunger compared to 2015.
• 3 billion people were moderately or severely food insecure in 2024.
• Undernourished population by region (2024):
  • Asia: 323 million
  • Africa: 307 million
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 34 million
• Although hunger levels have declined in Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, and South America, food insecurity is still persistent or increasing in other regions like Africa.