2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Oceania
Oceania: 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) was 5,306 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Oceania, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Oceania is 5,306 1000 No, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Oceania peaked at 5,306 1000 No in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,557 1000 No, in 2014.
Oceania ranks 24th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Oceania, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,557 1000 No | — |
| 2015 | 3,696 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 4,001 1000 No | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 4,386 1000 No | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 4,324 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4,468 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 4,100 1000 No | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 4,770 1000 No | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 4,486 1000 No | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 5,040 1000 No | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 4,701 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 5,306 1000 No | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,072 1000 No | 3,557 1000 No | 4,468 1000 No | 6 |
| 2020s | 4,734 1000 No | 4,100 1000 No | 5,306 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 21 Philippines 4,030 1000 No compare
- 22 Zambia 3,989 1000 No compare
- 23 Mexico 3,791 1000 No compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,648 1000 No compare
- 25 Algeria 3,629 1000 No compare
- 26 Ghana 3,231 1000 No compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 3,113 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.1244 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying, annual growth rate -0.8332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.9728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 21.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Oceania?
- 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) in Oceania was 5,306 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,306 1000 No in 2025.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,557 1000 No in 2014.
- How does Oceania rank for 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no)?
- Oceania ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.2 number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no) rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Number of severely food insecure people (both sexes or no breakdown by sex) (all age ranges or no breakdown by age) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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