2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Oceania
Oceania: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value was 8 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Oceania, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 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 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Oceania peaked at 8.4 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2 %, in 2002.
That places Oceania 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 6.3 % | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 6.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.9 % | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 6.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2 % | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 6.6 % | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 6.3 % | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5 % | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 7.4 % | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 7.1 % | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 6.8 % | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5 % | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2 % | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.4 % | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 7.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 % | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 7.8 % | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 7.5 % | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.4 % | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 8.1 % | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 8 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5 % | 6.2 % | 6.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 % | 6.5 % | 7.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 % | 7 % | 8.4 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More economy & growth data for Oceania
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 39,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.3 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.27 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.79 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.16 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.32 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.1357 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 47,045 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Oceania?
- 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Oceania was 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 % in 2002.
- How does Oceania rank for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value?
- Oceania ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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