| World Hunger By The Numbers | |
|---|---|
| 1. The world produces enough food to feed all of its 8 billion people, yet 733 million people (1 in 11) go hungry every day. | 2. Hunger rates in Africa are especially high, with 1 out of 5 people going hungry each day. |
| 3. 2.8 billion people around the world cannot afford a healthy diet — 35% of the global population. | 4. In low-income countries, 71.5% of people cannot afford a healthy diet. In high-income countries, that figure drops to 6.3%. |
| 5. According to the 2024 Global Hunger Index, hunger levels are ranked Serious in 36 countries. | 6. The 2024 Global Hunger Index also rates hunger levels as Alarming in 6 countries: Burundi, Chad, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen. |
| 7. The number of people experiencing hunger has gone up by approximately 152 million since 2019. | 8. As of this writing, the Integrated Food Phase Classification (IPC) estimates that 1.33 million people around the world are experiencing famine or famine-like conditions. |
| 9. Half of all child deaths are linked to malnutrition. | 10. 9 million people die from hunger-related causes every year; many are children under the age of 5. |
| Pakistan: Agriculture Growth (Base=2015-16) (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 (R) | 2023-24 (P) |
| Agriculture | 0.94 | 3.91 | 3.52 | 4.21 | 2.27 | 6.25 |
| 1.Crops (i+ii+iii) | -4.38 | 6.32 | 5.83 | 8.22 | -1.03 | 11.03 |
| i) Important Crops | -8.59 | 5.24 | 5.82 | 5.50 | 0.34 | 16.82 |
| ii) Other Crops | 3.62 | 9.21 | 7.95 | 11.90 | -0.92 | 0.90 |
| iii) Cotton Ginning | -11.23 | -4.06 | -13.08 | 9.22 | -22.84 | 47.23 |
| 2.Livestock | 3.65 | 2.80 | 2.38 | 2.25 | 3.70 | 3.89 |
| 3.Forestry | 7.22 | 3.36 | 3.35 | 0.70 | 16.63 | 3.05 |
| 4.Fishing | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.81 |
| Actual Surface Water Availability In Pakistan (Million Acre Feet) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Kharif | Rabi | Total | % increase/decrease over the average system usage (103.5 MAF) |
| Average system usage | 67.1 | 36.4 | 103.5 | – |
| 2015-16 | 65.5 | 32.9 | 98.4 | -4.9 |
| 2016-17 | 71.4 | 29.7 | 101.1 | -2.3 |
| 2017-18 | 70.0 | 24.2 | 94.2 | -9.0 |
| 2018-19 | 59.6 | 24.8 | 84.4 | -18.5 |
| 2019-20 | 65.2 | 29.2 | 94.4 | -8.8 |
| 2020-21 | 65.1 | 31.2 | 96.3 | -7.0 |
| 2021-22 | 65.1 | 27.4 | 92.5 | -10.6 |
| 2022-23 | 43.3 | 29.4 | 72.7 | -29.8 |
| 2023-24 | 61.9 | 30.6 | 92.5 | -10.6 |
| Pakistan: Area And Production Of Other Kharif And Rabi Crops | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crops | 2022-23 | 2023-24(P) | % Change in production | ||
| Area: 000 Hectares; | Production: 000 Tones | Area: 000 Hectares; | Production: 000 Tones | ||
| Bajra | 241 | 256 | 238 | 294 | 14.8 |
| Jowar | 59 | 49 | 47 | 39 | -20.6 |
| Gram | 843 | 244 | 794 | 230 | -5.5 |
| Barley | 41 | 40 | 44 | 42 | 6.8 |
| Rapeseed & Mustard | 613 | 673 | 352 | 373 | -44.5 |
| Tobacco | 46 | 152 | 46 | 152 | 0.0 |
| Masoor | 7.4 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 4.1 | -11.9 |
| Moong | 218 | 135 | 201 | 153 | 13.6 |
| Mash | 7.0 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 31.9 |
| Potato | 341 | 8,320 | 339 | 8,441 | 1.5 |
| Onion | 136 | 1,843 | 142 | 2,220 | 20.4 |
| Chillies | 48 | 109.6 | 49 | 92.8 | -15.3 |
| Estimated Milk And Meat Production In Pakistan (000 Tones ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | 2021-221 | 2022-231 | 2023-241 |
| Milk (Gross Production) | 65,745 | 67,873 | 70,071 |
| Cow | 24,238 | 25,151 | 26,099 |
| Buffalo | 39,503 | 40,678 | 41,887 |
| Sheep | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Goat | 1,018 | 1,046 | 1,074 |
| Camel | 944 | 956 | 956 |
| Milk (Human Consumption) | 52,996 | 54,707 | 56,474 |
| Cow | 19,390 | 20,121 | 20,880 |
| Buffalo | 31,603 | 32,542 | 33,509 |
| Sheep | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Goat | 1,018 | 1,046 | 1,074 |
| Camel | 944 | 956 | 968 |
| Meat | 5,219 | 5,504 | 5,809 |
| Beef | 2,461 | 2,544 | 2,630 |
| Mutton | 782 | 799 | 817 |
| Poultry meat | 1,977 | 2,160 | 2,362 |