Food and Hunger Facts

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Food & Hunger 22 % off all children in Angola, dies before the age of 5

In 2009, the overall number of hungry people surpassed 1 billion, even though it decreased to 925 million in 2010

29 countries still have levels of hunger that are “alarming” or “extremely alarming” 3 billion tons of bread are thrown away

yearly; enough to feed all of Spain. Food production will have to increase by 70 % in order to feed the world population by 2050

19 million hungry people live in developed countries.

Food prices increased with 53,3 % over the last 5 years A Dutchman wastes 50kg of

edible food per year; the equivalent of € 400 per household


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