Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total was 15.9 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 15.9 % 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 6.0% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 15.9 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4 %, in 2015.
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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 % | — |
| 2015 | 9.4 % | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 11.5 % | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1 % | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 12.8 % | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3 % | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.6 % | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 12.2 % | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9 % | +30.3% |
| 2024 | 15 % | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 15.9 % | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.02 % | 9.4 % | 14.1 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.8 % | 11.6 % | 15.9 % | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Australia and New Zealand
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 38.5 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Australia and New Zealand?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total in Australia and New Zealand was 15.9 % 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 % in 2015.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 1st out of 1 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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) — Value. 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.