Grassland — Area from MODIS in Türkiye

Türkiye: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 36,740 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
36,740 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 20 countries
All-time high
39,012 1000 ha
in 2005
All-time low
35,758 1000 ha
in 2018
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Türkiye, 2001–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2001201220242001: 37.4k 1000 ha2002: 38.1k 1000 ha2003: 38.7k 1000 ha2004: 38.4k 1000 ha2005: 39.0k 1000 ha2006: 38.2k 1000 ha2007: 38.8k 1000 ha2008: 38.5k 1000 ha2009: 37.5k 1000 ha2010: 37.7k 1000 ha2011: 37.0k 1000 ha2012: 37.7k 1000 ha2013: 37.5k 1000 ha2014: 38.0k 1000 ha2015: 36.9k 1000 ha2016: 37.1k 1000 ha2017: 37.0k 1000 ha2018: 35.8k 1000 ha2019: 36.1k 1000 ha2020: 36.7k 1000 ha2021: 37.7k 1000 ha2022: 38.4k 1000 ha2023: 36.8k 1000 ha2024: 36.7k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 36,740 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Türkiye peaked at 39,012 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35,758 1000 ha, in 2018.

That places Türkiye 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in Türkiye, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 37,396 1000 ha —
2002 38,129 1000 ha +2.0%
2003 38,715 1000 ha +1.5%
2004 38,363 1000 ha -0.9%
2005 39,012 1000 ha +1.7%
2006 38,239 1000 ha -2.0%
2007 38,812 1000 ha +1.5%
2008 38,483 1000 ha -0.8%
2009 37,529 1000 ha -2.5%
2010 37,692 1000 ha +0.4%
2011 36,979 1000 ha -1.9%
2012 37,669 1000 ha +1.9%
2013 37,537 1000 ha -0.3%
2014 38,008 1000 ha +1.3%
2015 36,939 1000 ha -2.8%
2016 37,131 1000 ha +0.5%
2017 36,976 1000 ha -0.4%
2018 35,758 1000 ha -3.3%
2019 36,125 1000 ha +1.0%
2020 36,656 1000 ha +1.5%
2021 37,706 1000 ha +2.9%
2022 38,357 1000 ha +1.7%
2023 36,787 1000 ha -4.1%
2024 36,740 1000 ha -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38,298 1000 ha 37,396 1000 ha 39,012 1000 ha 9
2010s 37,081 1000 ha 35,758 1000 ha 38,008 1000 ha 10
2020s 37,249 1000 ha 36,656 1000 ha 38,357 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 China 277,032 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 276,956 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 229,288 1000 ha compare
  4. 3 United Republic of Tanzania 39,390 1000 ha compare
  5. 4 Kazakhstan 228,984 1000 ha compare
  6. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,085 1000 ha compare
  7. 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare
  8. 6 Australia 207,497 1000 ha compare
  9. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,755 1000 ha compare
  10. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18,648 1000 ha compare
  11. 7 Canada 203,741 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Türkiye?
Grassland — area from modis in Türkiye was 36,740 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 39,012 1000 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 35,758 1000 ha in 2018.
How does Türkiye rank for grassland — area from modis?
Türkiye ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.