In 2012, WFP provided food for more than 97 million people in 80 countries.
Here's the breakdown:
People
The hungry people reached in 2012 included:
- 82.1 million women and children
- 24.7 million children reached through school meals projects
- 15.1 million people who received food as an incentive to build assets or attend training
- 6.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs)
- 2.4 million refugees
- 1.6 million people affected by HIV/AIDS
Food
Food delivered to the hungry people in 2012 totaled 3.5 million metric tons.
- 1.4 million tons came through in-kind donations
- 2.1 million tons were purchased with cash
- US$1.10 billion was spent buying food
- US$844 million spent buying food in 75 developing countries
- 86 percent of food was purchased from developing countries