Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkey

Turkey: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 50.21 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
50.21 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 255 countries
All-time high
53.56 %
in 2005
All-time low
47.45 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkey, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 50.21 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Turkey peaked at 53.56 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 47.45 %, in 1961.

Turkey ranks 72nd of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkey, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 47.45 %
1962 47.62 % +0.4%
1963 48.56 % +2.0%
1964 48.45 % -0.2%
1965 48.46 % +0.0%
1966 48.7 % +0.5%
1967 48.46 % -0.5%
1968 48.86 % +0.8%
1969 50.21 % +2.8%
1970 49.61 % -1.2%
1971 49.78 % +0.3%
1972 50.45 % +1.3%
1973 50.4 % -0.1%
1974 49.8 % -1.2%
1975 49.33 % -0.9%
1976 49.25 % -0.2%
1977 49.41 % +0.3%
1978 49.43 % +0.0%
1979 50.53 % +2.2%
1980 50.13 % -0.8%
1981 50.17 % +0.1%
1982 48.32 % -3.7%
1983 47.71 % -1.3%
1984 48.87 % +2.4%
1985 49.54 % +1.4%
1986 50 % +0.9%
1987 51.23 % +2.5%
1988 51.02 % -0.4%
1989 51.84 % +1.6%
1990 51.55 % -0.6%
1991 52.06 % +1.0%
1992 51.85 % -0.4%
1993 51.86 % +0.0%
1994 52.17 % +0.6%
1995 51.31 % -1.6%
1996 51.15 % -0.3%
1997 50.99 % -0.3%
1998 51.87 % +1.7%
1999 52.37 % +1.0%
2000 52.6 % +0.4%
2001 53.23 % +1.2%
2002 53.53 % +0.6%
2003 52.81 % -1.3%
2004 53.55 % +1.4%
2005 53.56 % +0.0%
2006 52.61 % -1.8%
2007 51.33 % -2.4%
2008 50.83 % -1.0%
2009 50.56 % -0.5%
2010 50.69 % +0.3%
2011 49.7 % -2.0%
2012 49.9 % +0.4%
2013 49.92 % +0.0%
2014 50.09 % +0.3%
2015 50.09 % +0.0%
2016 49.8 % -0.6%
2017 49.33 % -0.9%
2018 49.12 % -0.4%
2019 49.01 % -0.2%
2020 49.07 % +0.1%
2021 49.49 % +0.9%
2022 50.03 % +1.1%
2023 50.14 % +0.2%
2024 50.21 % +0.1%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 50.21 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 50.21 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.53 % 47.45 % 50.21 % 9
1970s 49.8 % 49.25 % 50.53 % 10
1980s 49.88 % 47.71 % 51.84 % 10
1990s 51.72 % 50.99 % 52.37 % 10
2000s 52.46 % 50.56 % 53.56 % 10
2010s 49.77 % 49.01 % 50.69 % 10
2020s 49.79 % 49.07 % 50.21 % 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 69 Dominican Republic 51.48 % compare
  2. 70 Ethiopia PDR 50.96 % compare
  3. 71 Mexico 50.63 % compare
  4. 72 Türkiye 50.21 % compare
  5. 74 Kenya 50.04 % compare
  6. 75 Tokelau 50 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Turkey?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Turkey was 50.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 53.56 % in 2005.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 47.45 % in 1961.
How does Turkey rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Turkey ranks 72nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.