Global Food Security Index Results: Canada Pulls Ahead of U.S. in Food Safety
The Economist Impact's Global Food Security Index has been released for 2021, and Canada is seventh on the list. The U.S. is tied with France for ninth place. In the 2020 Food Security Index, the U.S. placed eleventh, and Canada placed twelfth.
The Global Food Security Index takes into account how well a country is able to meet consumers' calorie and nutritional needs, as well as the impact of other factors including political stability, climate risks, and agricultural infrastructure. The Index looks at the various impacts of factors on food security in 113 countries; some of these factors include affordability, availability, quality, safety, natural resources, and resilience.