This statistic provides estimates and projections of food distribution gaps worldwide by region from 2011 to 2022. "Distribution gap" means the difference between projected food availability
and the food needed to increase consumption in food-deficit income
groups within individual countries to meet the recommended nutritional
target. In 2011, the estimated food distribution gap was 4.5 million tons in Asia.
Estimates and projections of food distribution gaps worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in million tons)*
* The 76 countries included in this
report are lower income countries that
are or have been receiving food aid and
are experiencing or have experienced
food insecurity.
The distribution gap: the difference between projected food availability
and the food needed to increase consumption in food-deficit income
groups within individual countries to meet the recommended nutritional
target. This measure focuses on the groups whose consumption is estimated
to be below the nutritional target.
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US Department of Agriculture. (July 20, 2012). Estimates and projections of food distribution gaps worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in million tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/239456/food-distribution-gaps-worldwide/
US Department of Agriculture. "Estimates and projections of food distribution gaps worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in million tons)*." Chart. July 20, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/239456/food-distribution-gaps-worldwide/
US Department of Agriculture. (2012). Estimates and projections of food distribution gaps worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in million tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/239456/food-distribution-gaps-worldwide/
US Department of Agriculture. "Estimates and Projections of Food Distribution Gaps Worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in Million Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2012, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/239456/food-distribution-gaps-worldwide/
US Department of Agriculture, Estimates and projections of food distribution gaps worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in million tons)* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/239456/food-distribution-gaps-worldwide/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Estimates and projections of food distribution gaps worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in million tons)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, July 20, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/239456/food-distribution-gaps-worldwide/
