Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) was 7.3 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2023, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand stood at 7.3 million No. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand peaked at 7.3 million No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6 million No, in 2014.
Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 million No | — |
| 2015 | 6.1 million No | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.3 million No | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4 million No | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5 million No | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.7 million No | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9 million No | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1 million No | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.2 million No | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3 million No | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.33 million No | 6 million No | 6.7 million No | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.12 million No | 6.9 million No | 7.3 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
- 33 Benin 9.5 million No compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 12.1 million No compare
- 34 Guatemala 9 million No compare
- 35 Algeria 8.2 million No compare
- 36 Japan 7.6 million No compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 7.6 million No compare
- 37 Cabo Verde 0.2 million No compare
- 38 Cambodia 6.4 million No compare
- 39 France 6.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,756 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,267 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 19 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 30.7 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 16 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 41.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 4,854 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 2.6 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,313 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 28.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand was 7.3 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 million No in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) recorded in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 million No in 2014.
- How does Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand rank for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) rising or falling in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.