Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 23.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 23.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 23.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2014.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 3rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.2% | — |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.7% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 1 South Sudan 62.9% compare
- 2 Caribbean 24.5% compare
- 2 Malawi 58.1% compare
- 3 Haiti 45.4% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43.9% compare
- 5 Liberia 35.5% compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 31.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on 9 (2025)
- [PROXY] Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture 2.82 (2024)
- [PROXY] Progress toward productive and sustainable agriculture, trend 3.32 (2024)
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 51.8% (2025)
- Population in moderate or severe food insecurity 7,446 (2025)
- Population in severe food insecurity 3,367 (2025)
- Global food loss index 108.14 (2023)
- Food loss percentage 15.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 23.4% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2014.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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