Number of undernourished people (millions) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Number of undernourished people (millions) was 3.5 num m in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Melanesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num m.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 3.5 num m for number of undernourished people in 2025.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Melanesia peaked at 3.6 num m in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6 num m, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 39th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people (millions) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | num m | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6 num m | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 num m | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7 num m | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9 num m | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9 num m | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 num m | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9 num m | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1 num m | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1 num m | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2 num m | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.6 num m | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6 num m | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5 num m | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 num m | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8 num m | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8 num m | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8 num m | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 num m | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 3 num m | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9 num m | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2 num m | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1 num m | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6 num m | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5 num m | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 3.5 num m | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9 num m | 1.6 num m | 2.2 num m | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.71 num m | 2.5 num m | 3 num m | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 num m | 2.9 num m | 3.6 num m | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 3.6 num m compare
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 3.6 num m compare
- 39 Niger 3.5 num m compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 3.2 num m compare
- 41 Rwanda 3.2 num m compare
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (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 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Melanesia?
- Number of undernourished people in Melanesia was 3.5 num m in 2025, 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 3.6 num m in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 num m in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for number of undernourished people?
- Melanesia ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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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