GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in North Korea
North Korea: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
157th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.875 5 year moving average
in 2020
All-time low
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2014
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in North Korea, 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 North Korea is 0.5 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 2: zero hunger in North Korea peaked at 0.875 5 year moving average in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5 5 year moving average, in 2014.
That places North Korea 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in North Korea, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.667 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.571 5 year moving average | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 5 year moving average | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.875 5 year moving average | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 5 year moving average | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 5 year moving average | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5 5 year moving average | -16.7% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8 5 year moving average, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.587 5 year moving average | 0.571 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5909 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.625 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6687 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.875 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 316.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 330.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 2: zero hunger in North Korea?
- Goal 2: zero hunger in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.875 5 year moving average in 2020.
- What is the lowest goal 2: zero hunger recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2014.
- How does North Korea rank for goal 2: zero hunger?
- North Korea ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 2: zero hunger rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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