Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Melanesia
Melanesia: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 55.9 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Melanesia, 2016–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 55.9 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 54.3 % | — |
| 2017 | 54.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 55.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 55.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 55.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.9 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.55 % | 54.3 % | 55 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 55.77 % | 55.4 % | 55.9 % | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.5158 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.484 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0319 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.472 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3238 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.1356 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -0.6857 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 14.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Melanesia?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Melanesia was 55.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3 % in 2016.
- How does Melanesia rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Melanesia ranks 5th out of 11 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.