2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Melanesia
Melanesia: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 53.9 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Melanesia, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 53.9 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 52.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.8 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 53.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 53.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.9 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.2 % | 52.1 % | 52.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.56 % | 52.8 % | 53.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 2 Sierra Leone 88.5 % compare
- 3 Haiti 85.5 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 56.3 % compare
- 4 Malawi 82.7 % compare
- 5 Afghanistan 82 % compare
- 6 Liberia 79.9 % compare
- 7 Angola 78.2 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.3 % compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.5 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 76.9 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0124 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3238 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.472 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Melanesia?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Melanesia was 53.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1 % in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Melanesia ranks 5th out of 11 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.