What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between New Zealand and United States?

0 5 year moving average, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs United States: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

New Zealand

0.8 5 year moving average

in 2023

United States

0.8 5 year moving average

in 2023

New Zealand rank

7th

United States rank

7th

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger over time

New Zealand
United States

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.8 5 year moving average against 0.8 5 year moving average in United States, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 7th and United States ranks 7th of 215 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.413 5 year moving average	0.6505 5 year moving average	0.2375 5 year moving average	United States
2010s	0.4019 5 year moving average	0.7059 5 year moving average	0.304 5 year moving average	United States
2020s	0.8 5 year moving average	0.8545 5 year moving average	0.0545 5 year moving average	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 2: zero hunger, New Zealand or United States?: New Zealand, at 0.8 5 year moving average against 0.8 5 year moving average in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between New Zealand and United States?: 0 5 year moving average, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for goal 2: zero hunger?: New Zealand ranks 7th and United States ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 2 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database