Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Oceania
Oceania: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 28.2 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Oceania, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 28.2 % for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Oceania peaked at 28.2 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.6 %, in 2015.
Oceania ranks 16th of 34 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 total in Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.7 % | — |
| 2015 | 22.6 % | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 24.2 % | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 26.4 % | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 25.4 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 25.9 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 24.6 % | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 25 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 25.4 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 28.1 % | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 27.5 % | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 28.2 % | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.7 % | 22.6 % | 26.4 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.47 % | 24.6 % | 28.2 % | 6 |
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- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -14.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 0.0735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 7.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Oceania?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Oceania was 28.2 % in 2025, 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 % in 2015.
- How does Oceania rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Oceania ranks 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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) (annual value) — 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.