GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Jamaica
Jamaica: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.833 5 year moving average
in 2004
All-time low
0.444 5 year moving average
in 2019
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 0.6 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 2: zero hunger in Jamaica peaked at 0.833 5 year moving average in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.444 5 year moving average, in 2019.
Jamaica ranks 133rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.833 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.714 5 year moving average | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.625 5 year moving average | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.778 5 year moving average | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 0.778 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.778 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.667 5 year moving average | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.444 5 year moving average | -33.4% |
| 2020 | 0.778 5 year moving average | +75.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5 5 year moving average | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.6 5 year moving average is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7 5 year moving average, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.6 5 year moving average is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7338 5 year moving average | 0.714 5 year moving average | 0.833 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6926 5 year moving average | 0.444 5 year moving average | 0.778 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6195 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.778 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 2: zero hunger in Jamaica?
- Goal 2: zero hunger in Jamaica was 0.6 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.833 5 year moving average in 2004.
- What is the lowest goal 2: zero hunger recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.444 5 year moving average in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for goal 2: zero hunger?
- Jamaica ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 2: zero hunger rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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SDG Goal 2 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database