Arable land use per person in Turkey
Turkey: Arable land use per person was 0.2376 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Turkey, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.2376 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Turkey peaked at 0.7903 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2349 hectares per person, in 2020.
That places Turkey 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7391 hectares per person | 0.6899 hectares per person | 0.7903 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6224 hectares per person | 0.5756 hectares per person | 0.6767 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4947 hectares per person | 0.4526 hectares per person | 0.5584 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.3759 hectares per person | 0.44 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3359 hectares per person | 0.2964 hectares per person | 0.3642 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2631 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.2924 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.2349 hectares per person | 0.2379 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Turkey?
- Arable land use per person in Turkey was 0.2376 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7903 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2349 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for arable land use per person?
- Turkey ranks 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.