Hunger facts

• Over 1 billion people across the globe go hungry every day

• Global hunger is not caused by a lack of food. There is enough food grown to give everyone 2,803 calories every day, almost 30% more food than an adult needs.

• Every day, almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes - one child every ten seconds

• Food prices have increased 83% in the last two years

• Hunger is largely a rural poverty issue – three quarters of the world’s poor and 70% of hungry people live rural areas.

• Brazil’s president Lula cut child hunger by 73% in six years – by making it a political priority

• 5,000 tribal women now have land to grow food as a result of ActionAid campaigning in India.

• President Obama is investing much more in tackling hunger in poor countries

Find out more about this issue in the 'what we do' section.