Prevalence of undernourishment in Turkey
Turkey: Prevalence of undernourishment was 3.1% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2009)
3.1%
Change on year
down 36.7%
World rank
106th
of 140 countries
All-time high
32.1%
in 2002
All-time low
3.1%
in 2009
Years of data
9
2001–2009
Prevalence of undernourishment in Turkey, 2001–2009
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 3.1% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.7% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Turkey peaked at 32.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2009.
That places Turkey 106th out of 140 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of undernourishment in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.6% | — |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -37.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -36.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 3.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 3.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Turkey
More development goals data for Turkey
- Red List Index 0.8224 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 165.31 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,060 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 82 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 8,552 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Turkey?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Turkey was 3.1% in 2009, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2009.
- How does Turkey rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Turkey ranks 106th out of 140 countries with data for 2009.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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