Cropland — Area per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Türkiye, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 0.27 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Türkiye peaked at 0.86 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.27 ha/cap, in 2018.
Türkiye ranks 56th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8122 ha/cap | 0.76 ha/cap | 0.86 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.69 ha/cap | 0.64 ha/cap | 0.75 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.554 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.63 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.452 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.375 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More environment data for Türkiye
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 62.17 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.99 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,204 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,572 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 37.83 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 14,617 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.83 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3,799 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 31.21 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Türkiye?
- Cropland — area per capita in Türkiye was 0.27 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 2018.
- How does Türkiye rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.