Peru vs Turkey: Number of people who are undernourished

Peru

2.30 million millions

in 2023

Turkey

2.30 million millions

in 2008

Peru rank

44th

Turkey rank

44th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Peru
Turkey

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.30 million millions against 2.30 million millions in Turkey, a difference of 0 millions.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Turkey ahead.

Peru ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 44th of 131 countries.

Individual pages

Number of people who are undernourished in Peru
Number of people who are undernourished in Turkey
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Number of people who are undernourished
Unit: millions
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.