Arable land — Area in Turkey
Turkey: Arable land — Area was 20,224 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Turkey stood at 20,224 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Turkey peaked at 25,778 1000 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 19,580 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Turkey 19th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,013 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 23,131 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 23,895 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 23,824 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 23,841 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 24,000 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 23,836 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 24,092 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 25,231 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 24,793 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 24,978 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 25,573 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 25,543 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 25,161 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 24,908 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 24,862 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 25,063 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 25,123 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 25,778 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 25,354 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 25,483 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 24,199 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 23,696 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 24,502 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 24,595 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24,558 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 24,964 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 24,786 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 24,880 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24,647 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 24,666 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 24,514 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 24,481 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 24,705 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 24,654 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 24,514 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 24,297 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 24,439 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 24,279 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 23,826 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 23,801 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 23,994 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 23,372 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 23,871 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 23,830 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 22,981 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 21,979 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 21,555 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 21,351 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 21,384 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 20,539 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 20,577 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 20,574 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,699 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20,650 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 20,382 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 19,998 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 19,723 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 19,580 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19,586 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19,881 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20,213 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 20,277 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 20,224 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 20,224 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 18.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 20,224 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 15.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,874 1000 ha | 23,013 1000 ha | 25,231 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,178 1000 ha | 24,793 1000 ha | 25,778 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,702 1000 ha | 23,696 1000 ha | 25,483 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,520 1000 ha | 24,279 1000 ha | 24,705 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,056 1000 ha | 21,351 1000 ha | 23,994 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,411 1000 ha | 19,580 1000 ha | 21,384 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,036 1000 ha | 19,586 1000 ha | 20,277 1000 ha | 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 arable land — area in Turkey?
- Arable land — area in Turkey was 20,224 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 25,778 1000 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,580 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for arable land — area?
- Turkey ranks 19th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.