Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Melanesia
Melanesia: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 24.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Melanesia, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Melanesia is 24.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Melanesia peaked at 24.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2017.
Melanesia ranks 15th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.1% | — |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.2% | 24.8% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.008 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0124 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 10.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Melanesia?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Melanesia was 24.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Melanesia ranks 15th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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