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 61st of 250 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.86 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.85 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.85 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.83 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.81 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8 ha/cap | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.77 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.76 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.78 ha/cap | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.75 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.74 ha/cap | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.73 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.72 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.69 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.67 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.66 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.65 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.64 ha/cap | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.65 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.63 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.57 ha/cap | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.55 ha/cap | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.55 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.53 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.51 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.51 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.49 ha/cap | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.47 ha/cap | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.47 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.44 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.38 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.39 ha/cap | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.35 ha/cap | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
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 |
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More environment data for Türkiye
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 42.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -26.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 209,778 1000 USD (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 61st out of 250 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.