12 things you may not know about the World Food Programme

Key facts and figures about the World Food Programme's work around the world
, WFP Staff

1.

WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace. We work in over 120 countries and territories, and assisted 121 million people in 2025 – 54 percent of whom were women and girls.

Copilot said: A young child in a yellow sweater eats flatbread indoors while other people stand nearby, illuminated by soft natural light in a dim room.
A child eats bread provided under WFP's bakeries project, in Gaza City, Palestine. Photo: WFP/Nour Hammad 

2.

Each day, WFP can have up to 4,300 trucks, 55 aircraft and 135 ships on the move, delivering food and other assistance.

Humanitarian aid convoy of trucks travels along a dusty road at sunset, raising clouds of dust as vehicles move supplies across a remote landscape.
A convoy of trucks loaded with WFP assistance leaves Bor in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Photo: WFP/Samantha Reinders 

3.

WFP worked on emergencies in 62 countries in 2025, delivering life-saving assistance to 77.3 million people. 

Copilot said: WFP staff unload humanitarian assistance boxes from vehicles in an open field, with a World Food Programme flag visible under a cloudy sky.
WFP, together with its humanitarian partner Angels of Salvation, delivers food to conflict-hit families in Kryvorizhzhia, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Photo: WFP/Sayed Asif Mahmud 

4.

We provided school meals, take-home rations and cash-based transfers to 19.3 million schoolchildren in 2025, while 45 national governments increased domestic funding for school meal programmes.

Two schoolchildren sit at a classroom table eating lunch from reusable containers, while other pupils gather in the background of a brightly coloured room.
Two children enjoy their WFP school meals in Quetta, Pakistan, under a joint initiative with the Government to boost attendance and enrolment rates. Photo: WFP/Balach Jamali 

5.

WFP received US$6.5 billion in contributions in 2025. This accounted for only 41 percent of operational needs, with WFP continuing to adapt and prioritize the most urgent needs. 

Copilot said: A farmer empties a basket of freshly harvested tomatoes onto a tarp in a rural field, with drying produce and village homes in the background.
A farmer tends to his tomato harvest in Basansan village, northwest Nigeria, after receiving seeds and fertilizer from WFP. Photo: WFP/Nommiyid Chantu 

6.

We assisted 2.1 million smallholder farmers across 56 countries in 2025, improving their post-harvest management and access to markets.

Person examines mature sorghum heads in a dry agricultural field, assessing the crop among tall golden stalks with hills visible in the distance.
Melea Mchele checks crops at her sorghum farm in Ikowa Village, Chamwino District, Tanzania. WFP partners with the agribusiness ABInBev to help smallholder farmers improve post-harvest storage and market access. Photo: WFP/Arete/Imani Nsamila 

7.

In 2025, WFP supported 18.7 million people in developing more resilient livelihoods. Activities can include the rehabilitation of land, planting of forest, and the construction or repair of bridges and roads.

Person harvests broad beans in a green field, placing freshly picked pods into a woven basket surrounded by tall plants and trees.
María Tránsito Guamán works among rows of fava beans in Imbabura, Ecuador, as part of a climate-resilience programme. Photo: WFP/Jerónimo Villarreal 

8.

WFP delivered 2.3 million metric tons of food in 69 countries in 2025, providing critical support to families caught up in crisis.

Copilot said: Person holds a box of fortified biscuits during an aid distribution, while people collect relief supplies from a truck in the background.
Emergency food assistance is provided to people affected by a fire in Karail, Bangladesh. Photo: WFP/Saikat Mojumder 

9.

WFP bought 69 percent of the food used in its operations in local and regional markets in 2025, saving time and money on transport costs and helping sustain and grow local economies.

Hands chop leafy green vegetables on a wooden board beside tomatoes and eggplants, preparing fresh ingredients for a nutritious meal.
A refugee trader from Sudan sells vegetables in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement,  Kiryandongo District, Uganda. Photo: WFP/Arete/Mussa Uwitonze 

10.

WFP transferred US$2.4 billion in cash-based transfers and commodity vouchers in 77 countries in 2025, increasing consumer choice and strengthening local markets.

People shop in a busy grocery store, selecting essential items from shelves and checking purchases at the checkout area amid a crowded aisle.
Analiza, the sole breadwinner in her family, buys food at a store in Santa Ana, Cagayan Province, Philippines, with WFP-provided cash assistance. Photo: WFP/Dante Diosina Jr. 

11.

We helped 34.7 million people to better withstand climate shocks in 2025, including through early-warning messages, money transfers and insurance payments after disasters, so people could rebuild their livelihoods.  

Copilot said: Two people wade through floodwater carrying a basket of soil, moving past submerged homes and vegetation in a waterlogged community.
WFP’s Anticipatory Action programme , including cash assistance and early-warning messages, helped people prepare for severe flooding in the Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts of Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. Photo: WFP/Rawful Alam  

12.

WFP provided life-saving malnutrition prevention and treatment to 23 million women and children in 24 crisis-affected countries in 2025.

Health worker measures a child’s upper arm with a colour-coded nutrition band during a health screening, assessing nutritional status and growth.
A 7-month-old boy, is screened for malnutrition at Dirsitu Bursima Health Post in East Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Photo: WFP/Michael Tewelde 

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