Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories was 3.8 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in French Polynesia, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in French Polynesia stood at 3.8 percent. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in French Polynesia peaked at 6.4 percent in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.8 percent, in 2023.
French Polynesia ranks 96th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.3 percent | — |
| 2002 | 6.1 percent | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.8 percent | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 5.7 percent | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.6 percent | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1 percent | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8 percent | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.4 percent | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5 percent | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7 percent | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 5 percent | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4 percent | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 5.9 percent | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4 percent | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 percent | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3 percent | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 5 percent | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.6 percent | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8 percent | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.71 percent | 5.1 percent | 6.3 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.35 percent | 4.4 percent | 6.4 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 percent | 3.8 percent | 5.3 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More reference data data for French Polynesia
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0024 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1752 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0591 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 30.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 7.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 26.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.8178 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in French Polynesia?
- Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories in French Polynesia was 3.8 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 percent in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 percent in 2023.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories?
- French Polynesia ranks 96th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people who are undernourished vs. daily supply of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population whose daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.