Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey
Turkey: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 62.17 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 62.17 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Turkey peaked at 74.03 % in 1979 and was at its lowest, 61.24 %, in 2019.
That places Turkey 112th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.92 % | — |
| 1962 | 69.17 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 69.9 % | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 69.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 70.1 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 70.39 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 70.38 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 70.75 % | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 71.79 % | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 71.71 % | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 72.07 % | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 72.7 % | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 72.93 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 72.87 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 72.87 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 73.09 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 73.44 % | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 73.72 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.03 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 73.82 % | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 73.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 72.84 % | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 72.49 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 72.88 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 72.2 % | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 71.42 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 70.83 % | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 70.71 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 69.92 % | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 69.76 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 69.11 % | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 68.98 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.17 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 68.66 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 68.56 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.56 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 66.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 65.17 % | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 64.32 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.52 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 64.04 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.53 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 64.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.9 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 63 % | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 62.64 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 62.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 62.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.78 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 61.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.08 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.86 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 61.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 61.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.63 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 62.03 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 62.12 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.17 % | +0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 62.17 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.13 %, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 62.17 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.36 %, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.15 % | 68.92 % | 71.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.94 % | 71.71 % | 74.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.09 % | 69.92 % | 73.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.58 % | 66.5 % | 69.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.91 % | 62.43 % | 65.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.83 % | 61.24 % | 62.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.85 % | 61.29 % | 62.17 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Turkey?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Turkey was 62.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 74.03 % in 1979.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.24 % in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Turkey ranks 112th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.