Zero Hunger
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
People facing hunger
660 million (est)
FAO projection · 2025
Global undernourishment rate
8.0% (est)
FAO estimate · 2025
Children stunted (under 5)
148 million (est)
UNICEF estimate · 2025
Food insecure (moderate+severe)
2.28 billion (est)
FAO estimate · 2025
Global Progress Score
Based on Sustainable Development Report 2025
Historical Trend (2015–2025)
Regional Comparison (2025)
Goal 2: Zero Hunger — Score per Country (2025)
Each country is scored 0–100 based on its progress toward this goal. Drag to rotate. Hover or tap a country to see its score.
Key Targets
The SDR 2025 scores SDG 2 at 58.1/100 globally — the second-lowest of all 17 goals and the only goal showing a clear declining trend. Preliminary FAO 2025 monitoring data indicate global hunger has plateaued near 730 million. The 2024 global food price crisis, driven by El Niño-related droughts in Southern Africa and East Africa, has pushed 25 million additional people into acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+). Sudan, the Gaza Strip, and South Sudan face catastrophic famine (IPC Phase 5).
58.1 / 100
SDG 2 global score in SDR 2025 — the second-lowest of all 17 goals and the only goal with a clearly declining trend globally.
SDSN: Sustainable Development Report 2025; IPC Global Report 2025
Key Insights
Hunger Is Rising Again
The number of hungry people grew from 572 million in 2014 to 733 million in 2023 — a 28% increase. The reversal began before COVID-19, driven by climate disruption and conflict, and was dramatically accelerated by the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war's impact on food prices.
Hidden Hunger & Food Insecurity
2.33 billion people — 29% of the world's population — face moderate or severe food insecurity. They don't know where their next meal is coming from. Another 3.1 billion (40% of humanity) cannot afford a healthy diet, priced at just $3.54 per day.
The Nutrition Paradox
148 million children under 5 are stunted from undernutrition, while 37 million adults are affected by obesity — both are failures of the food system. Micronutrient deficiencies ("hidden hunger") affect over 2 billion people globally who eat enough calories but lack vitamins and minerals.
Food Systems & Climate
Food systems account for 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change is reducing crop yields 2-6% per decade in vulnerable regions. The cruel irony: agriculture both drives climate change and is increasingly destroyed by it.
Core Challenges
War as a Hunger Weapon
Conflict is the primary driver of acute food insecurity. Sudan, Yemen, the DRC, and the Gaza Strip have all seen catastrophic hunger spikes driven by armed conflict. 60% of the world's hungry live in conflict-affected areas.
Fertilizer & Price Shocks
The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted global wheat and sunflower oil exports and caused fertilizer prices to spike 300% in 2022. Smallholder farmers in Africa and South Asia — who grow most of the food eaten in those regions — were devastated.
Food Waste on a Massive Scale
Approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted every year — one-third of all food produced. This waste emits 8-10% of global greenhouse gases and squanders enough food to end hunger three times over.
2030 Outlook
Ending hunger requires $33 billion/year in additional investment in agri-food systems in low-income countries. The world currently spends 40x more subsidizing the food system that causes harm than fixing the one that sustains life. Transforming food systems toward climate-resilient, nutritious, equitable production is the defining challenge of this generation.