Melanesia vs Western Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 62.7 % against 56 % in Melanesia, a difference of 6.7 %.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 3rd and Western Africa ranks 4th of 5 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Western Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.4 % | 48.7 % | 5.7 % | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 55.68 % | 61.37 % | 5.68 % | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 62.7 % against 56 % in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 6.7 %, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd and Western Africa ranks 4th of 5 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (annual value) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.