Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Türkiye

Türkiye: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 12.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.72 %
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
3rd
of 7 countries
All-time high
12.72 %
in 2024
All-time low
7.64 %
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Türkiye, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 9.6 %1991: 7.7 %1992: 7.8 %1993: 7.8 %1994: 7.7 %1995: 7.8 %1996: 7.9 %1997: 7.9 %1998: 7.8 %1999: 7.7 %2000: 7.6 %2001: 8.6 %2002: 8.5 %2003: 8.6 %2004: 8.5 %2005: 8.5 %2006: 8.7 %2007: 8.9 %2008: 9 %2009: 9 %2010: 9 %2011: 9.2 %2012: 8.9 %2013: 9.3 %2014: 9.2 %2015: 9.3 %2016: 10.1 %2017: 10.3 %2018: 10.2 %2019: 10.9 %2020: 11.7 %2021: 12 %2022: 12.1 %2023: 12.5 %2024: 12.7 %

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 12.72 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Türkiye peaked at 12.72 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.64 %, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Türkiye, 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 9.58 %
1991 7.72 % -19.4%
1992 7.75 % +0.4%
1993 7.75 % +0.0%
1994 7.7 % -0.6%
1995 7.83 % +1.7%
1996 7.86 % +0.4%
1997 7.88 % +0.3%
1998 7.75 % -1.6%
1999 7.67 % -1.0%
2000 7.64 % -0.4%
2001 8.56 % +12.0%
2002 8.51 % -0.6%
2003 8.63 % +1.4%
2004 8.51 % -1.4%
2005 8.5 % -0.1%
2006 8.66 % +1.9%
2007 8.87 % +2.4%
2008 8.96 % +1.0%
2009 9.01 % +0.6%
2010 8.99 % -0.2%
2011 9.19 % +2.2%
2012 8.94 % -2.7%
2013 9.31 % +4.1%
2014 9.15 % -1.7%
2015 9.31 % +1.7%
2016 10.09 % +8.4%
2017 10.28 % +1.9%
2018 10.17 % -1.1%
2019 10.86 % +6.8%
2020 11.7 % +7.7%
2021 11.98 % +2.4%
2022 12.13 % +1.3%
2023 12.47 % +2.8%
2024 12.72 % +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.95 % 7.67 % 9.58 % 10
2000s 8.58 % 7.64 % 9.01 % 10
2010s 9.63 % 8.94 % 10.86 % 10
2020s 12.2 % 11.7 % 12.72 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Türkiye?
Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Türkiye was 12.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 12.72 % in 2024.
What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 7.64 % in 2000.
How does Türkiye rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
84 places, 1,265 data points, 1990–2024
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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.