Number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Number of people who are undernourished was 300,000 millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan is 300,000 millions, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan peaked at 300,000 millions in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200,000 millions, in 2002.
Turkmenistan ranks 88th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 211,111 millions | 200,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 230,000 millions | 200,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 300,000 millions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 88 Azerbaijan 300,000 millions compare
- 88 Belarus 300,000 millions compare
- 88 East Timor 300,000 millions compare
- 88 Oman 300,000 millions compare
- 88 Panama 300,000 millions compare
More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2615 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.49 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.06 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan was 300,000 millions in 2023, 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 millions in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 millions in 2002.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Turkmenistan ranks 88th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.