Development Goals in Melanesia 44 indicators covering development goals for Melanesia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people 2025 down 38.7% 138th Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ 2025 up 12.2% 173rd Number of transboundary breeds 39 2025 unchanged 66th Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 2025 unchanged 64th Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 2025 unchanged 36th Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 2025 unchanged 34th Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 2025 unchanged 59th Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 2025 unchanged 60th Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 ltpureal 2024 down 17.1% 180th Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th 2024 up 8.1% 42nd Children moderately or severely overweight 246 num th 2024 up 46.3% 39th Annual inflation, consumer prices 4.3% 2024 up 441.0% 71st Prevalence of undernourishment 26.9% 2025 up 5.9% 16th Change in maximum river flow 7.2% 2024 down 5.5% 96th Change in minimum river flow 0.8% 2024 down 92.3% 110th River flow maximum 483,512 m3 per sec 2024 down 0.4% 32nd River flow minimum 194,448 m3 per sec 2024 down 8.3% 19th Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 95.59 million tonnes 2022 down 11.2% 98th Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 7.64 tonnes 2022 down 28.4% 131st Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries 26.36 million constant US$ 2024 down 37.1% 16th Number of undernourished people 3.5 num m 2025 up 25.0% 39th Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 2.0% 2022 down 32.5% 94th Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) 6.19 µg/m³ 2023 down 9.4% 223rd Current number of seats in national parliaments 268 2026 up 1.5% 52nd Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ 2,662 2024 up 81.1% 92nd Data Sources performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators) 35.09 index 2024 up 11.1% 170th Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies 3 2025 up 50.0% 3rd Countries with national statistical plans that are under 3 2025 up 50.0% 2nd Countries with national statistical plans that are fully funded 0 2025 — 99th Land area 52,959 ha th 2025 unchanged 52nd Gross receipts by developing countries of official sustainable 1,148 million current US$ 2024 up 8.2% 33rd Gross receipts by developing countries of official concessional 873.75 million current US$ 2024 up 432.8% 20th Gross receipts by developing countries of mobilised private finance 24.31 million current US$ 2024 up 273.8% 72nd Gross receipts by developing countries of private grants 1.16 million current US$ 2024 up 1.5% 97th Gross receipts by developing countries of official non-concessional 232.08 million current US$ 2024 down 28.8% 68th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 78.0% 2022 up 1.4% 52nd Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 73,703 tonnes 2022 up 26.0% 26th Chlorophyll-a anomaly, remote sensing 0.0% 2022 — 179th Beach litter items per unit of surface area 20 num items per 100m2 2024 down 65.5% 47th Mangrove area 5,889 kmsq 2020 down 0.6% 8th Mangrove total area change -0.7% 2020 down 669.6% 54th Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries 1,421 million current US$ 2024 up 180.3% 3rd Material footprint per capita, by type of raw material 1.89 tonnes 2022 down 60.2% 3rd Material footprint, by type of raw material 23.58 million tonnes 2022 down 50.7% 3rd