2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Melanesia
Melanesia: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 24.8 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Melanesia, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Melanesia stood at 24.8 %. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 % | — |
| 2018 | 24.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.8 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.8 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.07 % | 24 % | 24.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 24.68 % | 24.4 % | 24.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.4 % compare
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- 2 Malawi 56.5 % compare
- 3 Haiti 45.4 % compare
- 4 Liberia 34.7 % compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 23.6 % compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 32.3 % compare
- 6 Jamaica 29.3 % 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 severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Melanesia?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Melanesia was 24.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 % in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd out of 11 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — 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.