Country area — Area in Turkey
Turkey: Country area — Area was 78,535 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Turkey is 78,535 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Turkey peaked at 78,535 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 78,535 1000 ha, in 1961.
Turkey ranks 43rd of 267 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Country area — Area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78,535 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 78,535 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,988 1000 ha, 7.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 78,535 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,660 1000 ha, 9.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 78,535 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1702 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.99 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Turkey?
- Country area — area in Turkey was 78,535 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 78,535 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,535 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for country area — area?
- Turkey ranks 43rd out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.