Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Oceania
Oceania: Population in moderate or severe food insecurity was 12,559 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Oceania, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2025, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Oceania stood at 12,559 num th. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Oceania peaked at 12,559 num th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,667 num th, in 2015.
Oceania ranks 32nd of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Oceania, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8,931 num th | — |
| 2015 | 8,667 num th | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9,448 num th | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 10,455 num th | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 10,250 num th | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 10,596 num th | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 10,247 num th | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 10,721 num th | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 10,890 num th | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 12,237 num th | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 12,108 num th | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 12,559 num th | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9,725 num th | 8,667 num th | 10,596 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 11,460 num th | 10,247 num th | 12,559 num th | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 12,093 num th compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 11,959 num th compare
- 31 Indonesia 11,845 num th compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 11,669 num th compare
- 33 Peru 11,488 num th compare
- 34 Viet Nam 10,690 num th compare
- 35 South Sudan 10,541 num th compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -8.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 7.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 9.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -12.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Oceania?
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity in Oceania was 12,559 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 12,559 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,667 num th in 2015.
- How does Oceania rank for population in moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Oceania ranks 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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