Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania
Oceania: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population was 26.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania is 26.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania peaked at 26.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2015.
Oceania ranks 16th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.4% | — |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 21.3% | 24.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 23.2% | 26.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 13 Benin 65.6% compare
- 14 Mauritania 65.1% compare
- 15 Chad 65.0% compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 62.5% compare
- 17 Eswatini 61.7% compare
- 18 Lesotho 61.6% compare
- 19 Madagascar 61.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -11.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.9746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 33.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 37.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -14.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania was 26.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2015.
- How does Oceania rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Oceania ranks 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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