These are the international rankings of Turkey.
| Survey | 2019 rank | 2018 rank | 2017 rank | 2016 rank | 2015 rank | 2014 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development Index | N/A |  56 | 64 | 71 |  72 | 69 |
| Legatum Prosperity Index | N/A | 91 | 93 | 88 | 78 | 86 |
| Index of Economic Freedom | 71 | 68 | 58 | 60 | 70 |  69 |
| Democracy Index | 110 | 110 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 98 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 91 | 78 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 64 |
| World Happiness Report | 79 | 74 | 69 | 78 | 76 | N/A |
| Survey | 2019 rank | 2018 rank | 2017 rank | 2016 rank | 2015 rank | 2014 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas of Economic Complexity. [1] | N/A | 40 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 38 |
| GDP Nominal | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| GDP PPP | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Global Competitiveness Report | 61 | 61 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 45 |
| Ease of Doing Business Index | 33 | 43 | 60 | 69 | 55 | 55 |
| PISA | 2018 rank | 2018 score | 2015 rank | 2015 score | 2012 rank | 2012 score | 2009 rank | 2009 score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 42 | 454 | 49 | 420 | 44 | 448 | 43 | 445 |
| Science | 39 | 468 | 52 | 425 | 43 | 463 | 43 | 454 |
| Reading | 39 | 466 | 50 | 428 | 41 | 475 | 41 | 464 |
| Survey | 2019 rank | 2018 rank | 2017 rank | 2016 rank | 2015 rank | 2013 rank | 2010 rank | 2007 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind power [2] | 12 (8.1 GW) | 12 (7.4 GW) | 12 (6.5 MW) | 12 (6.1 GW) | 15 (4.7 GW) | 16 (3 GW) | 17 (1.3 GW) | 30 (0.07 GW) |
| Solar power [3] | 13 (6 GW) | 12 (5.1 GW) | 13 (3.4 GW) | 26 (0.8 GW) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Geothermal power [4] | 4 (1.5 GW) | 4 (1.2 GW) | 10 (0.4 GW) | 10 (0.4 GW) | 10 (0.4 GW) | 12 (0.2 GW) | 13 (0.01 MW) | 16 N/A |
| Mineral Output | Country Ranking |
|---|---|
| Boron | 1 out of 196 [11] |
| Pumice | 1 out of 196 [12] |
| Pumicite | 1 out of 196 [13] |
| Feldspar | 1 out of 196 [14] |
| Magnesium compounds | 2 out of 196 [15] |
| Perlite | 3 in the world [16] |
| Bentonite | 3 in the world [17] |
| Chromite ore | 4 in the world [18] |
| Antimony | 5 in the world [19] |
| Cement | 5 in the world [20] |
| Kaolin | 7 in the world [21] |
| Steel | 8 in the world [22] |
| Barite | 10 in the world [23] |
| Agricultural Output | Country Ranking |
|---|---|
| Almonds | 5 out of 196 [24] |
| Apples | 3 out of 96 [25] |
| Apricots | 1 out of 96 [26] |
| Artichoke | 11 out of 32 [27] |
| Barley | 8 out of 193 [28] |
| Cherry | 1 in the world [29] |
| Chestnut | 2 in the world [30] |
| Clementine | 3 in the world [31] |
| Cotton | 6 out of 94 [32] |
| Cucumber | 4 out of 137 [33] |
| Eggplant | 4 out of 94 [34] |
| Fig | 1 out of 137 [35] |
| Garlic | 14 out of 99 [36] |
| Grape | 6 out of 94 [37] |
| Hazelnut | 1 in the world [38] |
| Honey | 2 in the world [39] |
| Lemon | 6 out of 96 [40] |
| Melon | 2 in the world [41] |
| Milk | 7 in the world [42] |
| Olive | 4 in the world [43] |
| Olive oil | 3 in the world [44] |
| Peach | 5 in the world [45] |
| Pear | 5 out of 87 [46] |
| Pistachio | 3 in the world [47] |
| Plum | 6 in the world [48] |
| Potato | 16 in the world [49] |
| Quince | 1 in the world [50] |
| Sour Cherry | 1 in the world [51] |
| Soybean | 34 in the world [52] |
| Spinach | 4 in the world [53] |
| Strawberry | 5 in the world [54] |
| Sugar beet | 5 in the world [55] |
| Tobacco | 6 in the world [56] |
| Tomato | 3 out of 94 [57] |
| Walnut | 4 in the world [58] |
| Watermelon | 4 in the world [59] |
The economy of Botswana is currently one of the world's fastest growing economies, averaging about 5% per annum over the past decade. Growth in private sector employment averaged about 10% per annum during the first 30 years of the country's independence. After a period of stagnation at the turn of the 21st century, Botswana's economy registered strong levels of growth, with GDP growth exceeding 6–7% targets. Botswana has been praised by the African Development Bank for sustaining one of the world's longest economic booms. Economic growth since the late 1960s has been on par with some of Asia's largest economies. The government has consistently maintained budget surpluses and has extensive foreign-exchange reserves.
The economy of Kazakhstan is the largest in Central Asia in both absolute and per capita terms. In 2021, Kazakhstan attracted more than US$370 billion of foreign investments since becoming an independent republic after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.
The economy of Mongolia has traditionally been based on agriculture and livestock. Mongolia also has extensive mineral deposits: copper, coal, molybdenum, tin, tungsten, and gold account for a large part of industrial production. Soviet assistance, at its height one-third of Gross domestic product (GDP), disappeared almost overnight in 1990–91, in the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Mongolia was driven into deep recession.
The economy of Nepal is developing category and largely dependent on agriculture and remittances. Until the mid-20th century Nepal was an isolated pre-industrial society, which entered the modern era in 1951 without schools, hospitals, roads, telecommunications, electric power, industry, or civil service. The country has, however, made progress toward sustainable economic growth since the 1950s. The country was opened to economic liberalization, leading to economic growth and improvement in living standards when compared to the past. The biggest challenges faced by the country in achieving higher economic development are the frequent changes in political leadership, as well as corruption.
The economy of Pakistan is classified as a developing economy. It is the 24th-largest in terms of GDP based on purchasing power parity (PPP) and 46th largest in terms of nominal GDP. As of 2023, the country has a population of 232 million people. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on a per capita income basis, Pakistan ranked 161st by GDP (nominal) and 138th by GDP (PPP).
The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2023, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱24.27 trillion, making it the world's 34th largest by nominal GDP and 14th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund.
A smallholding or smallholder is a small farm operating under a small-scale agriculture model. Definitions vary widely for what constitutes a smallholder or small-scale farm, including factors such as size, food production technique or technology, involvement of family in labor and economic impact. Smallholdings are usually farms supporting a single family with a mixture of cash crops and subsistence farming. As a country becomes more affluent, smallholdings may not be self-sufficient, but may be valued for the rural lifestyle. As the sustainable food and local food movements grow in affluent countries, some of these smallholdings are gaining increased economic viability. There are an estimated 500 million smallholder farms in developing countries of the world alone, supporting almost two billion people.
Mining in Australia has long been a significant primary sector industry and contributor to the Australian economy by providing export income, royalty payments and employment. Historically, mining booms have also encouraged population growth via immigration to Australia, particularly the gold rushes of the 1850s. Many different ores, gems and minerals have been mined in the past and a wide variety are still mined throughout the country.
The history of agriculture in India dates back to the Neolithic period. India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. As per the Indian economic survey 2020 -21, agriculture employed more than 50% of the Indian workforce and contributed 20.2% to the country's GDP.
In different administrative and organizational forms, the Food for Peace program of the United States has provided food assistance around the world for more than 60 years. Approximately 3 billion people in 150 countries have benefited directly from U.S. food assistance. The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the U.S. Government's largest provider of overseas food assistance. The food assistance programming is funded primarily through the Food for Peace Act. The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance also receives International Disaster Assistance Funds through the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) that can be used in emergency settings.
Canada ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, education levels, gender equality, public services, public security and environmental sustainability. It ranks among the lowest of the most developed countries for housing affordability, healthcare services and foreign direct investment.
The Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility, owned by MP Materials, is an open-pit mine of rare-earth elements on the south flank of the Clark Mountain Range in California, 53 miles (85 km) southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2020 the mine supplied 15.8% of the world's rare-earth production. It is the only rare-earth mining and processing facility in the United States.
Food security is defined, according to the World Food Summit of 1996, as existing "when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life". This commonly refers to people having "physical and economic access" to food that meets both their nutritional needs and food preferences. Today, Ethiopia faces high levels of food insecurity, ranking as one of the hungriest countries in the world, with an estimated 5.2 million people needing food assistance in 2010. Ethiopia was ranked 92 in the world in Global Hunger Index 2020.
The following list creates a summary of the two major producers of different minerals.
Food prices refer to the average price level for food across countries, regions and on a global scale. Food prices affect producers and consumers of food. Price levels depend on the food production process, including food marketing and food distribution. Fluctuation in food prices is determined by a number of compounding factors. Geopolitical events, global demand, exchange rates, government policy, diseases and crop yield, energy costs, availability of natural resources for agriculture, food speculation, changes in the use of soil and weather events directly affect food prices. To a certain extent, adverse price trends can be counteracted by food politics.
In 2017, the aggregate industry in the United States mined and sold 2.12 billion metric tons of crushed rock, sand and gravel valued at US$20.9 billion. There are thousands of aggregate-producing companies in the US, operating in each of the 50 states, and employing 105,000 people. Most aggregate is used by the construction industry, where it is an essential raw material and the main ingredient in concrete and asphalt concrete.
Sustainable Development Goal 2 aims to achieve "zero hunger". It is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording is: "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture". SDG 2 highlights the "complex inter-linkages between food security, nutrition, rural transformation and sustainable agriculture". According to the United Nations, there are around 690 million people who are hungry, which accounts for slightly less than 10 percent of the world population. One in every nine people goes to bed hungry each night, including 20 million people currently at risk of famine in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria.
