SDG2: Zero Hunger

How many people were suffering from hunger in 2020?

Around 750 million

Target 2.1

By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.

hunger

an uncomfortable or painful physical sensation caused by insufficient consumption of dietary energy

Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU)

Indicator measuring rates of food insecurity

food insecurity

the lack of regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life

moderate food insecurity

insufficient money for a healthy diet, uncertain about ability to obtain food, probably skipped meals or run out of food occasionally

severe food insecurity

has run out of food, gone an entire day without eating at times during the year

Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)

estimate of the percentage of a country that faces food insecurity

Target 2.2

By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons.

undernutrition/malnutrition

when the body doesn't get enough energy and nutrients

stunting

low height for age

wasting

low weight for height

underweight

low weight for age

Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)

indicator of malnutrition in young children and pregnant women