Number of undernourished people in Melanesia
Melanesia: Number of undernourished people was 3.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.3
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 17 regions
All-time high
3.3
in 2023
All-time low
1.6
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of undernourished people in Melanesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 3.3 for number of undernourished people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Melanesia peaked at 3.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6 | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.6 | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.5 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Melanesia?
- Number of undernourished people in Melanesia was 3.3 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for number of undernourished people?
- Melanesia ranks 12th out of 17 regions with data for 2024.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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