Number of undernourished people in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Number of undernourished people was 3.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of undernourished people in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 3.6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 3.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2000.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7 | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 | 2.5 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More development goals data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Red List Index 0.8156 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.26 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 208.54 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 5,818 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Number of undernourished people in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 3.6 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for number of undernourished people?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of undernourished people rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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