Arable land use per person in Turkey
Turkey: Arable land use per person was 0.2376 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2376 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
45th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.7903 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2349 hectares per person
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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.
Arable land use per person in Turkey, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7903 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7732 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7777 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7553 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7371 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7234 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6899 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.705 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6767 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6657 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6654 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6495 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6257 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6067 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5934 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5859 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5756 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5791 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5584 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5501 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5114 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4891 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4943 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4852 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4743 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4724 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4598 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4526 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.44 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4327 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4227 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4149 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4115 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.404 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3957 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3866 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3835 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3759 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3642 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3593 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3579 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3446 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.348 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3437 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3281 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3133 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3034 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2964 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2924 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2767 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2737 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2702 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2682 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.264 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2571 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.249 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2423 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2371 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2349 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2363 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2379 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2376 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.2376 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.2376 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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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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.