Global Food Security Index: regions of the world
Goal. The aim of the work is to determine the position of the regions of the world depending on the level of food security. Methodology. The methodology of the work is the use of general and special methods of scientific knowledge: analysis, synthesis and comparison, as well as statistical data analysis and visualization. Results. The countries with the best food security situation in 2019 include the United States and Canada, Western Europe and Australia. The countries with the worst indicators of the food security index include countries located on the African continent, as well as Venezuela. In the first enlarged region, it is possible to note a low level of natural resources, but the states represented differ from each other both in the general index and in individual criteria. In the second enlarged region (Fig. 6), both the most developed and the most backward states have average indicators in terms of the overall index. In the third enlarged region, there is a general trend: the states with the highest overall rating in their region have a low level of natural resources, while the states with the lowest overall rating in the region have a large amount of natural resources. Conclusion. Based on the analysis of the food security index statistics, it can be concluded that the value of the index depends more on the standard of living in countries, rather than on natural or climatic conditions. Thus, the development of the institute for the development of the agricultural sector of the economy is no less important in ensuring food security than the availability of natural resources, which confirms the provisions of research in this area.