Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Melanesia
Melanesia: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population was 24.8 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Melanesia, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 24.8 % for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 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 total population in Melanesia peaked at 24.8 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.1 %, in 2017.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total 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 | 24.13 % | 24.1 % | 24.2 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 24.7 % | 24.2 % | 24.8 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 5.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 10.68 % 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)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3238 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.472 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Melanesia?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population in Melanesia was 24.8 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total 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 total population?
- Melanesia ranks 2nd out of 5 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of 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.