Food Security

In 10 years, the world may not be able to feed itself

A shopper walks past empty shelves, which would normally be stocked with water, at a supermarket ahead of Hurricane Irma making landfall in Kissimmee, Florida, September 9, 2017.  REUTERS/Gregg Newton - RC13E8219000

With the world's population increasing rapidly, we could be facing a 214 trillion calorie deficit by 2027. Image: REUTERS/Gregg Newton

Abdi Latif Dahir
Editorial Intern, Quartz Africa
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Food Security is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Food Security

Have you read?
Image: OurWorldInData
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Food SecurityYouth Perspectives
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

Grow food, not tobacco, WHO says

United Nations

May 31, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum