Population in severe food insecurity in Oceania
Oceania: Population in severe food insecurity was 5,010 num th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in severe food insecurity in Oceania, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 5,010 num th for population in severe food insecurity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in severe food insecurity in Oceania peaked at 5,010 num th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,319 num th, in 2014.
Oceania ranks 28th 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 severe food insecurity in Oceania, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,319 num th | — |
| 2015 | 3,436 num th | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3,723 num th | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 4,050 num th | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 4,009 num th | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4,138 num th | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3,798 num th | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 4,508 num th | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 4,209 num th | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 4,760 num th | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 4,417 num th | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 5,010 num th | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,779 num th | 3,319 num th | 4,138 num th | 6 |
| 2020s | 4,450 num th | 3,798 num th | 5,010 num th | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 0.7343 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 7.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 8.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 0.7606 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -0.1131 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in severe food insecurity in Oceania?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Oceania was 5,010 num th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,010 num th in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,319 num th in 2014.
- How does Oceania rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Oceania ranks 28th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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 severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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