A yayin barkewar COVID-19, rashin abinci ya tsananta a wurare da yawa-a cikin kwata na biyu na 2020 an yi gargadin yunwa da yawa daga baya a cikin shekarar. Dangane da hasashen farko, akwai yuwuwar daruruwan dubunnan mutane su mutu kuma miliyoyin ƙarin suna fuskantar yunwa ba tare da ƙoƙarin haɗin gwiwa don magance matsalolin samar da abinci ba. As of Oktoba 2020[update] , waɗannan ƙoƙarce-ƙoƙarcen na rage haɗarin yunwa mai yaɗuwa saboda barkewar COVID-19. Ana fargabar karancin abinci sakamakon koma bayan tattalin arziki na COVID-19 da wasu matakan da aka ɗauka don hana yaduwar COVID-19.Bugu da ƙari, ɓarnar 2019–2021, yaƙe -yaƙe da rikice -rikicen siyasa a wasu ƙasashe suma ana ɗaukar su a matsayin abubuwan da ke haifar da yunwa. A yayin bude taron Majalisar Dinkin Duniya na Gabatar da Tsarin Abinci a Rome, Firayim Ministan Italiya Mario Draghi ya ce "Rikicin kiwon lafiya (COVID-19) ya haifar da matsalar abinci," yana ambaton bayanan da ke nuna cewa rashin abinci mai gina jiki ya zama babban dalilin rashin lafiya. lafiya da mutuwa a duniya.