Where are the hungry?

The percentage of hungry people is highest in east, central and southern Africa. Around three-quarters of undernourished people live in low-income rural areas of developing countries, principally in higher-risk farming areas. However, the share of the hungry in urban areas is rising. Of the total number of over 1 billion chronically hungry people, over half are in Asia and the Pacific and about a quarter are in Sub-Saharan Africa.