Prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia
Polynesia: Prevalence of undernourishment was 2.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia is 2.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia peaked at 5.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2025.
Polynesia ranks 128th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -22.9% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 128 Algeria 2.6% compare
- 128 Belarus 2.6% compare
- 128 Bulgaria 2.6% compare
- 128 Chile 2.6% compare
- 128 Costa Rica 2.6% compare
- 128 French Polynesia 2.6% compare
- 128 North Macedonia 2.6% compare
- 128 Serbia 2.6% compare
- 128 Uzbekistan 2.6% compare
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 2.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2025.
- How does Polynesia rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Polynesia ranks 128th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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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