Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) was 3.2 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Melanesia, 2016–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 3.2 million No for number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% over ten years.
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.7 million No | — |
| 2017 | 2.8 million No | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9 million No | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 million No | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1 million No | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 3.2 million No | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.2 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.83 million No | 2.7 million No | 2.9 million No | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.12 million No | 3 million No | 3.2 million No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 5 Egypt 13.7 million No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 15.7 million No compare
- 6 Afghanistan 12.9 million No compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.4 million No compare
- 7 Malawi 12.6 million No compare
- 8 South Sudan 7.5 million No compare
- 9 Cameroon 6.9 million No compare
- 9 Viet Nam 1.8 million No compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4 million No compare
- 10 Uganda 6.4 million No compare
- 11 Angola 6.1 million No compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 0.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.008 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0124 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Melanesia?
- Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Melanesia was 3.2 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 million No in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 million No in 2016.
- How does Melanesia rank for number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average)?
- Melanesia ranks 8th out of 11 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of 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.