Population in severe food insecurity in Melanesia
Melanesia: Population in severe food insecurity was 3,270 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in severe food insecurity in Melanesia, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2025, population in severe food insecurity in Melanesia stood at 3,270 num th. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in severe food insecurity in Melanesia peaked at 3,270 num th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,732 num th, in 2017.
That places Melanesia 28th out of 106 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population in severe food insecurity in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2,732 num th | — |
| 2018 | 2,796 num th | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,860 num th | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,920 num th | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3,043 num th | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 3,100 num th | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3,157 num th | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 3,213 num th | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 3,270 num th | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,796 num th | 2,732 num th | 2,860 num th | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,117 num th | 2,920 num th | 3,270 num th | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0124 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.56 % 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 severe food insecurity in Melanesia?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Melanesia was 3,270 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,270 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,732 num th in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Melanesia ranks 28th out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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