Prevalence of undernourishment in Turkmenistan
An estimated 4.1% of people in Turkmenistan were undernourished in 2024.
Turkmenistan, 2024
4.1%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
90th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Turkmenistan over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Turkmenistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.1% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 4.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.7%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Turkmenistan has the 90th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Pesticide use
0.30e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
304.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Agriculture share of GDP
12.4%
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Agricultural land
84.3%
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