Pakistan ranked among top 10 nations in global food crisis

Pakistan has been identified as one of the ten countries bearing the largest share of the global food crisis. According to reports by Profit by Pakistan Today and Action Against Hunger, the nation is grappling with acute hunger driven by economic pressures, climate shocks, and declining humanitarian assistance.

Globally, approximately 266 million people across 47 countries face acute hunger, a figure that has roughly doubled over the last decade. The crisis is heavily concentrated, with 177 million people affected across ten specific nations: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar, South Sudan, and Syria.

In Pakistan, the situation is marked by rising food prices, unemployment, and falling household incomes. Data indicates that the share of households experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity rose to 24.35 per cent in 2024-25, up from 15.92 per cent in 2018-19. Severe food insecurity has more than doubled in that same period. The report estimates that 10.6 million people in Pakistan will require humanitarian assistance in 2026.