Number of people who are undernourished in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Number of people who are undernourished was 600,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Pacific island small states, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Pacific island small states is 600,000, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Pacific island small states peaked at 600,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 500,000, in 2001.
Pacific island small states ranks 39th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 500,000 | — |
| 2002 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 600,000 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 600,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 600,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 36 Zimbabwe 3.20 million compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 3.00 million compare
- 37 Papua New Guinea 3.00 million compare
- 39 Mali 2.90 million compare
- 39 Myanmar 2.90 million compare
- 41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.70 million compare
- 41 Ukraine 2.70 million compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Pacific island small states?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Pacific island small states was 600,000 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 in 2001.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Pacific island small states ranks 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.