SOFI Report 2025

The SOFI Report 2025 offers a detailed overview of global food insecurity and hunger in 2024, highlighting both progress and ongoing challenges. The report underscores that hunger continues to affect 720 million people worldwide, or about 8.2% of the global population, a figure still higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Highlights of the SOFI Report 2025:

1. Global Hunger Trends:

   • In 2024, hunger affected 720 million people worldwide, which is 8.2% of the global population.

   • This represents a modest improvement from previous years, as the percentage of undernourished people had been higher in 2023 (8.5%) and 2022 (8.7%). However, global hunger remains above pre-pandemic levels and is still higher than in 2015.

   Food Insecurity:

   • The report reveals that 2.3 billion people around the world were either moderately or severely food insecure in 2024. This figure reflects a significant increase compared to 2015.

   • 96 million more people are facing chronic hunger now compared to 2015, underlining the ongoing impact of global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

   Regional Disparities:

   • Asia continues to have the highest number of undernourished people, with approximately 323 million.

   • Africa follows closely with 307 million, and despite recent declines in hunger in regions like Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, and South America, Africa faces rising levels of food insecurity.

   • Latin America & the Caribbean has a relatively smaller proportion, with 34 million people facing hunger.

   Prevalence of Hunger:

   • In Africa, more than one in five people (over 20%) are facing chronic hunger.

   • In Asia, while the number of undernourished people is large, the prevalence of hunger is still lower than in Africa.

   Projected Hunger in 2030:

   • The report forecasts that by 2030, the number of undernourished people worldwide could decrease to around 512 million (roughly 6% of the global population). However, Africa will continue to bear the heaviest burden, with 60% of the world's undernourished people residing there.

   Economic and Nutritional Access:

   • A significant 55.6% of people in India are unable to afford a healthy diet, which illustrates the economic barriers to food security that exist even in rapidly developing economies.

   Challenges in Meeting SDGs:

   • The SOFI Report 2025 emphasizes the struggle in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of Zero Hunger by 2030, as global hunger remains deeply entrenched, particularly in certain regions.

   • Despite efforts, global hunger in 2024 is still higher than the levels in 2015, when the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was launched.

The SOFI Report 2025 highlights the immense challenges the world faces in eradicating hunger and achieving food security for all. While there has been some progress, particularly in reducing hunger in certain regions, the problem remains disproportionately high in Africa and is exacerbated by ongoing global challenges like economic instability, climate change, and political conflicts.