Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Melanesia
Melanesia: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 7,130 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Melanesia, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 7,130 num th for population in moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Melanesia peaked at 7,130 num th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,964 num th, in 2017.
Melanesia ranks 47th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5,964 num th | — |
| 2018 | 6,102 num th | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6,237 num th | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6,367 num th | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6,641 num th | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 6,764 num th | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6,886 num th | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 7,008 num th | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 7,130 num th | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,101 num th | 5,964 num th | 6,237 num th | 3 |
| 2020s | 6,800 num th | 6,367 num th | 7,130 num th | 6 |
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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 population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Melanesia?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Melanesia was 7,130 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,130 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,964 num th in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Melanesia ranks 47th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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