Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are the only Arab countries in the top quartile of ‘Access to Food’ ranking within the index.

 The global food system has been destabilized by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Levels of hunger and acute food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Latin American and South Asia are expected to increase further by the end of this year.

 Link to Global Food Security Q2 2022 with the ranking (index): www.dka.global/global-food-security-q2-2022

 The report assesses the drivers of food insecurity this year. Among the key findings, high income countries of North America and the EU lead the Food Security Index as the most food-secure nations in the world. The US tops the ranking with 7.9 points out of 10. The report concluded that developed, food-secure countries will not face hunger, but the deficit of certain food products and high inflation will be felt.

 Sub-Saharan and MENA region countries dominate the bottom quartile of the Food Security Index, with Somalia scoring the lowest at 2.97 points out of 10. These countries have not demonstrated the capacity to build food security through national policies and are affected by conflicts (Northern Nigeria, Yemen, Burkina Faso and Niger), by weather conditions such as consecutive seasons of drought (Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia) and by economic shocks.