{"id":771,"date":"2026-07-24T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-07-24-sofi-healthy-diet-cost-en\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:04:00","slug":"2026-07-24-sofi-healthy-diet-cost-en","status":"publish","type":"briefing","link":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/briefing\/2026-07-24-sofi-healthy-diet-cost-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Global hunger is down, but healthy diets remain unaffordable for 2.7 billion people"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026-07-24 22:04 KST<\/strong><\/p>\n

SOFI 2026, issued by five UN agencies, estimates that global hunger fell for a third straight year to about 645 million people in 2025. But about 2.69 billion people still could not afford a healthy diet, showing that the food problem is also about cost and nutrition access.<\/p>\n

This briefing uses official source material checked on 24 July 2026. It separates the encouraging decline in hunger from the larger affordability problem that remains.<\/p>\n

What Changed<\/h2>\n

SOFI 2026 estimates 2025 global hunger at about 645 million people, or 7.8% of the world population. The rate was 8.1% in 2024 and 8.6% in 2022, so the global average has improved, but that does not mean hunger has been solved.<\/p>\n

The Key Numbers<\/h2>\n

The same report says about 2.1 billion people, or 25.8%, faced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. The average cost of a healthy diet was 4.28 PPP dollars per person per day, and 2.69 billion people, or 32.7%, could not afford it.<\/p>\n

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Produced image: ONEPRESS illustrates healthy-diet affordability and food supply chains for SOFI 2026. It is not a photograph of a specific place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why It Is Not Only Good News<\/h2>\n

A lower hunger count can coexist with poor diet quality. People may obtain enough calories but still lack a nutritious mix of foods when distribution, processing, retail margins, and purchasing power keep healthy diets expensive.<\/p>\n

Where The Gap Is Largest<\/h2>\n

Africa is the sharpest warning in the report: 66.6% of people there were estimated to be unable to afford a healthy diet. The global average therefore has to be read beside regional income, price, and supply-chain conditions.<\/p>\n

Next Checks<\/h2>\n

SOFI combines surveys, national data, and modelling. It also notes that some 2026 conflict and El Nino-related weather risks are not fully reflected, so the next checks are the 2027 SOFI data and regional food-price and nutrition indicators.<\/p>\n

Official Sources<\/h2>\n

FAO release: 2025 hunger, food insecurity, and healthy-diet affordability figures<\/a><\/p>\n

FAO SOFI 2026 page: report scope and joint agency record<\/a><\/p>\n

WHO joint release: matching SOFI 2026 figures and healthy-diet access framing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SOFI 2026, issued by five UN agencies, estimates that global hunger fell for a third straight year to about 645 million people in 2025. But about 2.69 billion people still could not afford a healthy diet, showing that the food problem is also about cost and nutrition access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-771","briefing","type-briefing","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing\/771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/briefing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/briefing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onepress.co.kr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}