Number of people who are undernourished in Turkey
Turkey: Number of people who are undernourished was 2.30 million millions in 2008. ▼ Falling
Number of people who are undernourished in Turkey, 2001–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.30 million millions for number of people who are undernourished in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
That places Turkey 44th out of 131 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people who are undernourished in Turkey, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.60 million millions | — |
| 2002 | 9.30 million millions | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 9.30 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.40 million millions | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 6.50 million millions | -22.6% |
| 2006 | 4.50 million millions | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 3.10 million millions | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 2.30 million millions | -25.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.30 million millions is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 500,000 millions, 4.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.30 million millions is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 200,000 millions, 11.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Turkey?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Turkey was 2.30 million millions in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.30 million millions in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.30 million millions in 2008.
- How does Turkey rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Turkey ranks 44th out of 131 countries with data for 2008.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.