Prevalence of undernourishment in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Prevalence of undernourishment was 24.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 24.8% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 26.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2002.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 21.3% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.1% | 26.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 1 Somalia 56.5% compare
- 2 Haiti 51.4% compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 47.0% compare
- 4 Madagascar 41.8% compare
- 5 Zambia 41.0% compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 40.8% compare
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)
- Under-five deaths 11,484 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 24.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2002.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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