Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Prevalence of undernourishment (%) was 26.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Melanesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 26.9% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Melanesia peaked at 28.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2002.
That places Melanesia 16th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.6% | — |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 21.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 23.3% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 23.9% | 28.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 13 Central African Republic 29.8% compare
- 14 Afghanistan 27.8% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 27.0% compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 25.3% compare
- 18 Congo 25.0% compare
- 19 Malawi 24.5% compare
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 prevalence of undernourishment in Melanesia?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Melanesia was 26.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2002.
- How does Melanesia rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Melanesia ranks 16th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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