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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
132nd
of 214 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

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.833 5 year moving average2005: 0.714 5 year moving average2006: 0.714 5 year moving average2007: 0.714 5 year moving average2008: 0.714 5 year moving average2009: 0.714 5 year moving average2010: 0.714 5 year moving average2011: 0.714 5 year moving average2012: 0.714 5 year moving average2013: 0.714 5 year moving average2014: 0.625 5 year moving average2015: 0.778 5 year moving average2016: 0.778 5 year moving average2017: 0.778 5 year moving average2018: 0.667 5 year moving average2019: 0.444 5 year moving average2020: 0.778 5 year moving average2021: 0.5 5 year moving average2022: 0.6 5 year moving average2023: 0.6 5 year moving average

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 132nd of 214 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 132 Belarus 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  2. 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  3. 132 Botswana 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  4. 132 Chile 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  5. 132 Comoros 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  6. 132 Guyana 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  7. 132 Kiribati 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  8. 132 Kuwait 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  9. 132 Maldives 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  10. 132 Papua New Guinea 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  11. 132 Paraguay 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  12. 132 Poland 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  13. 132 Saudi Arabia 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  14. 132 Solomon Islands 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  15. 132 South Sudan 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  16. 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  17. 132 Sudan 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  18. 132 Suriname 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  19. 132 East Timor 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  20. 132 Tonga 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  21. 132 Turkey 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  22. 132 Venezuela 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  23. 132 Palestine 0.6 5 year moving average compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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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 132nd out of 214 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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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
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