Cropland — Area in Turkey
Turkey: Cropland — Area was 24,024 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Turkey is 24,024 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Turkey peaked at 28,792 1000 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 23,099 1000 ha, in 2019.
Turkey ranks 20th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,167 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 25,348 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 26,120 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 26,092 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 26,146 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 26,384 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 26,250 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 26,601 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 27,743 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 27,378 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 27,614 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 28,226 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 28,287 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 27,928 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 27,662 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 27,703 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 27,929 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 28,045 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 28,792 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 28,479 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 28,513 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 27,091 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 26,618 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 27,413 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 27,530 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 27,483 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 27,927 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 27,763 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 27,897 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 27,677 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 27,689 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27,526 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 27,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27,771 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 27,115 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 26,986 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 26,864 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 26,969 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26,802 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26,379 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 26,351 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 26,579 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26,027 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 26,593 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 26,606 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25,876 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 24,888 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 24,505 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 24,294 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 24,395 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 23,630 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 23,790 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23,806 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23,937 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 23,934 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 23,711 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 23,347 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 23,180 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23,099 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23,145 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 23,473 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 23,883 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 23,971 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 24,024 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 24,024 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,680 1000 ha, 14.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 24,024 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,532 1000 ha, 15.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,206 1000 ha | 25,167 1000 ha | 27,743 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,956 1000 ha | 27,378 1000 ha | 28,792 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,671 1000 ha | 26,618 1000 ha | 28,513 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,293 1000 ha | 26,802 1000 ha | 27,771 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,810 1000 ha | 24,294 1000 ha | 26,606 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,683 1000 ha | 23,099 1000 ha | 24,395 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,699 1000 ha | 23,145 1000 ha | 24,024 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.9693 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1117 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Turkey?
- Cropland — area in Turkey was 24,024 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 28,792 1000 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,099 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for cropland — area?
- Turkey ranks 20th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, published as part of Cropland — 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.