GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in East Timor

East Timor: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger was 0.6 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.714 5 year moving average
in 2008
All-time low
0.286 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger in East Timor, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.333 5 year moving average2005: 0.286 5 year moving average2006: 0.286 5 year moving average2007: 0.571 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: 0.625 5 year moving average2016: 0.625 5 year moving average2017: 0.625 5 year moving average2018: 0.444 5 year moving average2019: 0.444 5 year moving average2020: 0.556 5 year moving average2021: 0.6 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 East Timor 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 East Timor peaked at 0.714 5 year moving average in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.286 5 year moving average, in 2005.

East Timor ranks 133rd of 215 countries on this measure, 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 East Timor, year by year

Annual values for GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average) in East Timor, 2004 to 2023.
Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.333 5 year moving average
2005 0.286 5 year moving average -14.1%
2006 0.286 5 year moving average +0.0%
2007 0.571 5 year moving average +99.7%
2008 0.714 5 year moving average +25.0%
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 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.444 5 year moving average -29.0%
2019 0.444 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.556 5 year moving average +25.2%
2021 0.6 5 year moving average +7.9%
2022 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 0.6 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7 5 year moving average, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 0.6 5 year moving average is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.484 5 year moving average 0.286 5 year moving average 0.714 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6244 5 year moving average 0.444 5 year moving average 0.714 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.589 5 year moving average 0.556 5 year moving average 0.6 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 133 Belarus 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  2. 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  3. 133 Botswana 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  4. 133 Chile 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  5. 133 Comoros 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  6. 133 Guyana 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  7. 133 Jamaica 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  8. 133 Kiribati 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  9. 133 Kuwait 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  10. 133 Maldives 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  11. 133 Papua New Guinea 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  12. 133 Paraguay 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  13. 133 Poland 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  14. 133 Saudi Arabia 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  15. 133 Solomon Islands 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  16. 133 South Sudan 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  17. 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  18. 133 Sudan 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  19. 133 Suriname 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  20. 133 Tonga 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  21. 133 Turkey 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  22. 133 Venezuela 0.6 5 year moving average compare
  23. 133 Palestine 0.6 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 2: zero hunger in East Timor?
Goal 2: zero hunger in East Timor 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 East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.714 5 year moving average in 2008.
What is the lowest goal 2: zero hunger recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.286 5 year moving average in 2005.
How does East Timor rank for goal 2: zero hunger?
East Timor ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 2: zero hunger rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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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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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