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Turkey - Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population) 2.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 169 economies tracked

Latest value

2.5 (2024)

Global rank

##161 of 169 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 2001

0.08×

Ranking Race — Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#163200120062011201620212025#23#1612003 overtook Kenya2021 overtook Switzerland
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Turkey climbed from #23 to #161 (overtook Kenya). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Turkey ↓

Key Events — Turkey

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Banking crisis curated

Lira collapses; deep reform programme follows.

2003
Overtook Kenya in global rank auto
2007
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2010
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 46 places in global rank auto
2018
Lira crisis curated

Currency depreciation and inflation spiral.

Prevalence of Undernourishment (% of population), 2001-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120242.512.3722.2332.1
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