Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 49.3 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 49.3 %. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 54.1 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.3 %, in 2025.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51.1 % | — |
| 2015 | 49.7 % | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 51 % | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 51.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 49.9 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 54.1 % | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 51 % | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 51.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 49.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 49.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 49.3 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.58 % | 49.7 % | 51.1 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 50.85 % | 49.3 % | 54.1 % | 6 |
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- 1 Australia and New Zealand 17.5 % compare
- 3 Melanesia 56 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 49.3 % 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3 % in 2025.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.