Dietary composition by country in Turkey

Turkey: Dietary composition by country was 1.71 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.71
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
148th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.71
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Dietary composition by country in Turkey, 1961–2023

00.511.5196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 1.71 for dietary composition by country in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dietary composition by country in Turkey peaked at 1.71 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.

That places Turkey 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Dietary composition by country in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Dietary composition by country in Turkey, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0.9619 —
1999 0.9637 +0.2%
2000 0 -100.0%
2001 0.9676 —
2002 0 -100.0%
2003 0.9721 —
2004 0.9745 +0.3%
2005 0.9771 +0.3%
2006 0.9797 +0.3%
2007 0.9823 +0.3%
2008 0.9833 +0.1%
2009 0.9831 -0.0%
2010 1.28 +30.2%
2011 1.36 +6.3%
2012 1.39 +2.2%
2013 1.44 +3.6%
2014 1.48 +2.8%
2015 1.5 +1.4%
2016 1.51 +0.7%
2017 1.56 +3.3%
2018 1.57 +0.6%
2019 1.2 -23.6%
2020 1.19 -0.8%
2021 1.63 +37.0%
2022 1.46 -10.4%
2023 1.71 +17.1%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 1.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.84, 9% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 1.71 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.95, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dietary composition by country in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 -100.0% 0.9637 0
2002 -100.0% 0.9676 0
2021 +37.0% 1.19 1.63
2010 +30.2% 0.9831 1.28

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 9
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0.1926 0 0.9637 10
2000s 0.782 0 0.9833 10
2010s 1.43 1.2 1.57 10
2020s 1.5 1.19 1.71 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 145 Angola 2.33 compare
  2. 146 Lithuania 2.2 compare
  3. 147 Costa Rica 2.01 compare
  4. 149 Kenya 1.68 compare
  5. 150 Senegal 1.63 compare
  6. 151 Uganda 1.52 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dietary composition by country in Turkey?
Dietary composition by country in Turkey was 1.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dietary composition by country recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 2023.
What is the lowest dietary composition by country recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
How does Turkey rank for dietary composition by country?
Turkey ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is dietary composition by country rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary composition by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
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