End hunger, achieve food security and improved

nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Before Covid-19
Stunting and wasting
Food insecurity was among children arE
already on the rise likely to worsen

21.3% (144 million)

of children
under 5
ARE stunted
Population affected
by moderate or severe
food insecurity 6.9% (47 million)
22.4% 25.9% of children
under 5
2014 2018 ARE AFFECTED
by wasting
(2019)
Covid-19 Implications

The pandemic is an additional

threat to food systems Small-scale
food producers
CLIMATE SHOCKS are hit hard
by the crisis

Conflict LOCUST
crisis comprising 40%–85%
of all food producers
in developing regions
COVID-19

Access more data and information on the indicators at https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/