2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value was 24.8 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand recorded 24.8 % for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand peaked at 26 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.4 %, in 2002.
Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 22 % | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5 % | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.8 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 20.1 % | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 21.9 % | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 20.8 % | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 21.6 % | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 24.8 % | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 23.7 % | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 22.6 % | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 22.2 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.3 % | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3 % | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6 % | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 23.3 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1 % | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 24.2 % | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 23.3 % | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 26 % | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 25.1 % | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 24.8 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9 % | 19.4 % | 22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.03 % | 21.3 % | 24.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.25 % | 22.1 % | 26 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
- 1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 47 % compare
- 1 Somalia 56.5 % compare
- 2 Haiti 51.4 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 40.8 % compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.5 % compare
- 3 Madagascar 41.8 % compare
- 4 Zambia 41 % compare
- 5 Liberia 37.3 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 26.9 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand was 24.8 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4 % in 2002.
- How does Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand rank for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value?
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value rising or falling in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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