GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Bhutan
Bhutan: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
157th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.857 5 year moving average
in 2008
All-time low
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Bhutan, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goal 2: zero hunger in Bhutan is 0.5 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 2: zero hunger in Bhutan peaked at 0.857 5 year moving average in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5 5 year moving average, in 2004.
That places Bhutan 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +50.1% |
| 2009 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.857 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.75 5 year moving average | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.667 5 year moving average | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 5 year moving average | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 5 year moving average | -28.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7 5 year moving average, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 67% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6545 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.857 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7513 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 0.857 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.65 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.7 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 2: zero hunger in Bhutan?
- Goal 2: zero hunger in Bhutan was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 2: zero hunger recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.857 5 year moving average in 2008.
- What is the lowest goal 2: zero hunger recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for goal 2: zero hunger?
- Bhutan ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 2: zero hunger rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 2 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database