Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkey
Turkey: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 50.21 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkey, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Turkey
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.9693 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1117 % change on previous year (2024)
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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About this data
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.