 There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, a new report from the United Nations says. According to the report, much of the global hunger was likely related to the fallout of the pandemic. The report estimates around a tenth of the global population, that's about 811 million people, were undernourished in 2020. F.O.H. Chief Economist Maximo Terreiro said around 282 million people are more undernourished in Africa. In terms of the figures this year, 2020 will find that 720 to 811 million people around the world faced hunger in 2020. This number is approximately 118 million more people that were facing hunger in 2020 with respect to 2019. What this means is that 480 million people are more undernourished in Asia, and around 282 million people are more undernourished in Africa.