Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey
Turkey: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 12.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey 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 Turkey peaked at 12.72 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.64 %, in 2000.
That places Turkey 27th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey, year by year
| 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 12.72 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.04 %, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 12.72 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.34 %, 3.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 24 Tajikistan 14.61 % compare
- 25 Denmark 14.4 % compare
- 26 Myanmar 13.23 % compare
- 27 Türkiye 12.72 % compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 12.01 % compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 9.7 % 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 — share in agricultural land in Turkey?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Turkey 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 12.72 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 % in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Turkey ranks 27th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.