Number of undernourished people in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Number of undernourished people was 0.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of undernourished people in Turkmenistan, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.3 for number of undernourished people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of undernourished people in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2002.
Turkmenistan ranks 77th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of undernourished people in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3 | — |
| 2002 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2111 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.23 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More development goals data for Turkmenistan
- Red List Index 0.9773 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.74 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,218 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,796 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of undernourished people in Turkmenistan?
- Number of undernourished people in Turkmenistan was 0.3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of undernourished people recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of undernourished people recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2002.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for number of undernourished people?
- Turkmenistan ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of undernourished people 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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