Number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Number of people who are undernourished was 300,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan stood at 300,000. 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 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200,000, in 2002.
That places Turkmenistan 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 300,000 | — |
| 2002 | 200,000 | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 300,000 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200,000 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 200,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300,000 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 300,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 211,111 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 230,000 | 200,000 | 300,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 87 Azerbaijan 300,000 compare
- 87 Belarus 300,000 compare
- 87 Oman 300,000 compare
- 87 Panama 300,000 compare
- 87 Timor-Leste 300,000 compare
More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.0291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0293 units per person (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 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home).
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,000 in 2002.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Turkmenistan ranks 87th out of 130 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 (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.