2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Oceania
Oceania: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 25.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Oceania, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Oceania is 25.2 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Oceania peaked at 25.2 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.3 %, in 2015.
That places Oceania 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.3 % | — |
| 2016 | 21.9 % | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 22.8 % | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 22.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.3 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.9 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 23 % | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 24.4 % | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 25.2 % | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.2 % | 21.3 % | 22.8 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.24 % | 21.7 % | 25.2 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Oceania?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Oceania was 25.2 % 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3 % in 2015.
- How does Oceania rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Oceania ranks 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 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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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.