Agriculture & Rural in Melanesia 208 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Melanesia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,718 1000 No 2025 up 53.1% 59th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 876.39 1000 No 2025 up 37.2% 64th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Employment in agriculture - ILO 841.76 1000 No 2025 up 74.1% 52nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 36.61 % 2025 up 17.5% 43rd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 35.02 % 2025 up 5.9% 47th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates β Share of employment in agriculture in 38.42 % 2025 up 32.7% 44th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value 1,751 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.3% 165th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value 2,260 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 1.3% 165th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) β Value 19 kcal/cap/d 2025 unchanged 132nd Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 43.6 % 2024 up 0.9% 10th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 16.6 % 2024 up 36.1% 6th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 28.5 % 2024 up 19.2% 72nd Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 4,817 Int$/cap 2024 up 6.0% 154th Total Credit β Value US$ 11,183 million USD 2024 up 33.1% 96th Total Credit β Value US$, 2015 prices 10,104 million USD 2024 up 32.8% 96th Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 32 % 2024 up 6.7% 183rd Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) β Value 2.2 million No 2024 up 57.1% 64th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,272 kcal/cap/d 2024 down 1.2% 149th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 20 % 2024 up 11.1% 123rd Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 29.1 % 2023 up 12.8% 74th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 100 % 2023 down 2.0% 148th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,264 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 0.6% 148th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 0.9 million No 2023 up 28.6% 78th FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Male β Value 1,145 1000 No 2023 up 39.4% 59th FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Female 1,313 1000 No 2023 up 80.6% 47th FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Female 62.94 % 2023 up 40.2% 37th FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Male β Value 47.75 % 2023 up 4.5% 39th FAO Model β Share of females in total AFS employment β Female β Value 53.42 % 2023 up 13.8% 17th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 1.75 % 2024 up 28.7% 98th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.12 2024 up 20.0% 147th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 62.77 % 2023 up 5.8% 60th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 75.48 % 2023 up 2.3% 55th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level β SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 14.38 % 2024 up 9.9% 55th FAO Model β Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) β Value 2,458 1000 No 2023 up 58.7% 58th FAO Model β Share of AFS employment in total employment β Value 54.81 % 2023 up 20.9% 35th FAO Model β Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 68.69 % 2023 up 2.5% 57th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 17.16 % 2023 up 14.8% 34th FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Value 769.49 1000 No 2023 up 50.7% 61st FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 31.31 % 2023 down 5.1% 109th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 12 % 2022 down 25.0% 112th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 37.23 % 2023 down 8.4% 97th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 24.52 % 2023 down 6.4% 103rd FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Female β Value 488.83 1000 No 2023 up 65.4% 51st FAO Model β Total non-agricultural AFS employment β Male β Value 280.66 1000 No 2023 up 30.5% 66th FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 11.71 % 2023 down 2.2% 63rd FAO Model β Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 23.43 % 2023 up 28.3% 29th FAO Model β Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 63.53 % 2023 up 9.8% 14th Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) β Value 64.3 g/cap/d 2021 down 3.0% 151st Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 46 % 2021 up 12.2% 74th Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) β Value 68.8 g/cap/d 2021 down 3.1% 124th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 32.2 g/cap/d 2021 down 10.8% 113th Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) β Value 96.2 % 2021 down 3.8% 23rd Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) β Value 27.4 % 2023 up 12.3% 13th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 0.6 million No 2024 unchanged 38th Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) β Value 18 % 2020 up 3.4% 15th Unmanufactured tobacco β Residuals 0 t 2023 β 2nd Cigarettes β Residuals -3 t 2023 β 140th Cotton lint, ginned β Residuals 0 t 2023 β 2nd Cigarettes β Import quantity 108.45 t 2023 down 86.4% 139th Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 0 t 2023 up 100.0% 8th Page 1 of 4 Next β