Prevalence of undernourishment in Solomon Islands

An estimated 27.0% of people in Solomon Islands were undernourished in 2024.

Measure: Prevalence of undernourishment Unit: % of population Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Solomon Islands, 2024 27.0% % of population
Change from 2023 −1.1percentage points 2023: 28.1%
World, 2024 8.1% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 13th of 165 See the full ranking

Prevalence of undernourishment in Solomon Islands over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2001 to 2024
Period Solomon IslandsWorld
2024 27.0% 8.1%
2023 28.1% 8.5%
2022 27.9% 8.6%
2021 25.3% 8.6%
2020 22.5% 8.4%
2019 21.5% 7.5%
2018 20.9% 7.4%
2017 21.5% 7.2%
2016 21.3% 7.6%
2015 21.3% 8.0%
2014 20.9% 7.4%
2013 20.5% 7.7%
2012 19.8% 8.2%
2011 17.9% 8.2%
2010 16.2% 8.7%
2009 14.8% 9.0%
2008 14.5% 9.3%
2007 13.4% 10.0%
2006 13.1% 11.0%
2005 12.4% 12.1%
2004 12.1% 12.7%
2003 11.5% 12.9%
2002 11.5% 13.2%
2001 11.2% 13.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 28.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 20.9%, the figure has changed by +6.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Solomon Islands has the 13th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2024 for Solomon Islands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)