There were a number of comments criticising the short time period and a lack of comparison as a % of population.
An alternative was provided by Lucian Lee @lucian_aik
Data presentation matters. The graph is not wrong but potentially misleading for people who make snap conclusions without closer interpretation esp on social media (myself inclu).
OK, I see now the rationale for the original graph – to show the comparative drop in hunger/poverty/etc over the past 25 yrs. But wouldn’t this graph be more meaningful, at a glance? (pollution not inclu cus I didn’t understand what it meant in original graph)
Your NZ 
Blazer
/ 7th December 2017typical,the first graph for..perception,the last graph…for..reality.
High Flying Duck
/ 7th December 2017Poverty dropping from 35% to 10%…damn that reality!
Blazer
/ 7th December 2017what was the….’measure’?
High Flying Duck
/ 7th December 2017You’re the one saying the second graph was “reality”. I’m taking it at face value.
Blazer
/ 7th December 2017read again…’typical,the first graph for’…..for is the key..word.
High Flying Duck
/ 7th December 2017How about this one:
Blazer
/ 7th December 2017can’t read it…whats the measure?
High Flying Duck
/ 7th December 2017You can click on it to make it bigger.
Share of the worlds population living in absolute poverty over time.
Pete George
/ 7th December 2017A NZ poverty drop of 1% in the past year: https://yournz.org/2017/12/07/slight-drop-in-nz-child-poverty/
Blazer
/ 7th December 2017is the margin of error..plus or minus..3%?
robertguyton
/ 7th December 2017End hunger by eating everything in the cupboard!
Alan Wilkinson
/ 7th December 2017Oh dear. Flatulent fools posing as Progressives so hate to see reality laid out clearly in front of them.