Country area — Area in Turkey

Turkey: Country area — Area was 78,535 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
78,535 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 267 countries
All-time high
78,535 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
78,535 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Country area — Area in Turkey, 1961–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922024

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

Annual values for Country area — Area in Turkey, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 40 Namibia 82,429 1000 ha compare
  2. 41 Mozambique 79,938 1000 ha compare
  3. 42 Pakistan 79,610 1000 ha compare
  4. 43 Türkiye 78,535 1000 ha compare
  5. 45 Chile 75,656 1000 ha compare
  6. 46 Zambia 75,261 1000 ha compare

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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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Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
300 places, 17,412 data points, 1961–2024
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