Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Turkey
Turkey: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 4,914 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Turkey, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Turkey is 4,914 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Turkey peaked at 4,914 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,093 1000 ha, in 1991.
Turkey ranks 8th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,800 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,093 1000 ha | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,093 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,506 1000 ha | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,506 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,513 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,432 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,576 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3,526 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3,591 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,868 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 3,901 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,845 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 4,095 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4,418 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 4,563 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 4,669 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 4,811 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 4,914 1000 ha | +2.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 4,914 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286.47 1000 ha, 17.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 4,914 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 156.2 1000 ha, 31.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,164 1000 ha | 3,093 1000 ha | 3,800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,465 1000 ha | 3,093 1000 ha | 3,506 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,685 1000 ha | 3,432 1000 ha | 4,095 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,675 1000 ha | 4,418 1000 ha | 4,914 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 5 Bangladesh 8,369 1000 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,972 1000 ha compare
- 7 Mexico 5,749 1000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 4,914 1000 ha compare
- 10 Russian Federation 4,247 1000 ha compare
- 10 Russia 4,247 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Turkey?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Turkey was 4,914 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4,914 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,093 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Turkey rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Turkey ranks 8th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.