The table illustrates how many undernourished people in millions worldwide between 2000 and 2009. The line chart compares global prices of rice and wheat over the given period.
Overall, the number of undernourished people and the prices of two food grains witnessed an upward trend. Additionally, from 2006 to 2009, the figure for undernourished people increased sharply, which could be the reason for the price increase of two food grains.
Regarding the table, in 2000, the figures for undernourished people recorded 857 million before slightly increasing by 19 million six years later. In 2008, the number of undernourished people significantly rose to 924 million before surging by 100 million at the end.
Concerning the line chart, the prices of rice and wheat were reported at 200 dollars in 2000. In 2002, the figure for wheat doubled before gradually decreasing to around 300 dollars in 2006. Meanwhile, the global price of rice experienced a 4-year stabilization before marginally rising to roughly 300 million in 2006. In 2009, the figure for wheat observed a four-fold increase and that for rice tripled before peaking at approximately 1200 million and around 900 million, respectively
