Prevalence of undernourishment — all countries

Prevalence of undernourishment — Melanesia

Prevalence of undernourishment in Melanesia in 2023 — 25.5%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2023 25.5% −0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 26%2011
Period minimum 22.1%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of population

Prevalence of undernourishment — Melanesia, 2001–2023222324252627200120042007201020132016201920222001: 22.1%2002: 22.7%2003: 23.4%2004: 24.2%2005: 23.5%2006: 23.6%2007: 23.2%2008: 23.7%2009: 24.7%2010: 25.7%2011: 26%2012: 25%2013: 24%2014: 24.3%2015: 24.5%2016: 24.8%2017: 24.9%2018: 25.1%2019: 24.9%2020: 25.1%2021: 24.9%2022: 25.7%2023: 25.5%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia

Melanesia 25.5%
World 8.5%
Prevalence of undernourishment — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 25.5 −0.3 pp
2022 25.7 +0.8 pp
2021 24.9 −0.2 pp
2020 25.1 +0.3 pp
2019 24.9 −0.2 pp
2018 25.1 +0.1 pp
2017 24.9 +0.1 pp
2016 24.8 +0.3 pp
2015 24.5 +0.2 pp
2014 24.3 +0.3 pp
2013 24 −0.9 pp
2012 25 −1 pp
2011 26 +0.3 pp
2010 25.7 +1 pp
2009 24.7 +1.1 pp
2008 23.7 +0.5 pp
2007 23.2 −0.4 pp
2006 23.6 +0.1 pp
2005 23.5 −0.7 pp
2004 24.2 +0.8 pp
2003 23.4 +0.6 pp
2002 22.7 +0.6 pp
2001 22.1

About the indicator

The share of the population whose habitual intake of dietary energy is insufficient to maintain a normal, active and healthy life. The FAO estimate is built on food balance sheets, the distribution of consumption and the minimum energy requirement for the country in question — this is a modeled value, not an observed one.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.