GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger was 0.2 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
194th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6 5 year moving average
in 2021
All-time low
0.167 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Marshall Islands, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.2 5 year moving average for goal 2: zero hunger in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 2: zero hunger in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.6 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.167 5 year moving average, in 2005.
Marshall Islands ranks 194th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.167 5 year moving average | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.167 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.167 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +99.4% |
| 2009 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.333 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.286 5 year moving average | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.286 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.286 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +99.7% |
| 2018 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.571 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4 5 year moving average | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2 5 year moving average | -50.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.2 5 year moving average is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7 5 year moving average, 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.2 5 year moving average is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 33% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2278 5 year moving average | 0.167 5 year moving average | 0.333 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3903 5 year moving average | 0.286 5 year moving average | 0.571 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4427 5 year moving average | 0.2 5 year moving average | 0.6 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 194 British Virgin Islands 0.2 5 year moving average compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 0.2 5 year moving average compare
- 194 French Polynesia 0.2 5 year moving average compare
- 194 Greenland 0.2 5 year moving average compare
- 194 Guam 0.2 5 year moving average compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 2: zero hunger in Marshall Islands?
- Goal 2: zero hunger in Marshall Islands was 0.2 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2021.
- What is the lowest goal 2: zero hunger recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.167 5 year moving average in 2005.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for goal 2: zero hunger?
- Marshall Islands ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 2: zero hunger rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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