Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Türkiye
Türkiye: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 52.34 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Türkiye, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Türkiye is 52.34 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Türkiye peaked at 66.28 % in 1979 and was at its lowest, 51.87 %, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 76th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.91 % | 63.02 % | 65.29 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.69 % | 64.94 % | 66.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.36 % | 62.36 % | 66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.61 % | 60.24 % | 62.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.08 % | 54.87 % | 58.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.28 % | 51.91 % | 54.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.29 % | 51.87 % | 52.55 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Türkiye
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 5.34 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.34 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 74,004 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 2.43 million million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 188,053 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Türkiye?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Türkiye was 52.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 66.28 % in 1979.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.87 % in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Türkiye ranks 76th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — 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.