Prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia
Polynesia: Prevalence of undernourishment was 3.7% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia is 3.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia peaked at 5.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2023.
Polynesia ranks 95th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More development goals data for Polynesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.54 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 624.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.92 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 4.2 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia was 3.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- How does Polynesia rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Polynesia ranks 95th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Polynesia 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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