What is grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey was 14.62 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 14.62 million hectares in 2015.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 5.88 million hectares in 1100.

How does Turkey rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Turkey ranks 41st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Turkey data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkey: Grazing land use over the long-term was 14.62 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

14.62 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

41st

of 202 countries

All-time high

14.62 million hectares

in 2015

All-time low

5.88 million hectares

in 1100

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey is 14.62 million hectares, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey peaked at 14.62 million hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.88 million hectares, in 1100.

Turkey ranks 41st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	8.13 million hectares	8.13 million hectares	8.13 million hectares	1
1100s	5.88 million hectares	5.88 million hectares	5.88 million hectares	1
1200s	6.77 million hectares	6.77 million hectares	6.77 million hectares	1
1300s	7.59 million hectares	7.59 million hectares	7.59 million hectares	1
1400s	5.98 million hectares	5.98 million hectares	5.98 million hectares	1
1500s	6.23 million hectares	6.23 million hectares	6.23 million hectares	1
1600s	7.62 million hectares	7.62 million hectares	7.62 million hectares	1
1700s	7.68 million hectares	7.68 million hectares	7.68 million hectares	1
1710s	7.72 million hectares	7.72 million hectares	7.72 million hectares	1
1720s	7.78 million hectares	7.78 million hectares	7.78 million hectares	1
1730s	7.84 million hectares	7.84 million hectares	7.84 million hectares	1
1740s	7.89 million hectares	7.89 million hectares	7.89 million hectares	1
1750s	7.95 million hectares	7.95 million hectares	7.95 million hectares	1
1760s	8.00 million hectares	8.00 million hectares	8.00 million hectares	1
1770s	8.05 million hectares	8.05 million hectares	8.05 million hectares	1
1780s	8.10 million hectares	8.10 million hectares	8.10 million hectares	1
1790s	8.14 million hectares	8.14 million hectares	8.14 million hectares	1
1800s	8.18 million hectares	8.18 million hectares	8.18 million hectares	1
1810s	8.22 million hectares	8.22 million hectares	8.22 million hectares	1
1820s	8.25 million hectares	8.25 million hectares	8.25 million hectares	1
1830s	8.46 million hectares	8.46 million hectares	8.46 million hectares	1
1840s	8.65 million hectares	8.65 million hectares	8.65 million hectares	1
1850s	8.83 million hectares	8.83 million hectares	8.83 million hectares	1
1860s	9.00 million hectares	9.00 million hectares	9.00 million hectares	1
1870s	9.17 million hectares	9.17 million hectares	9.17 million hectares	1
1880s	9.21 million hectares	9.21 million hectares	9.21 million hectares	1
1890s	9.23 million hectares	9.23 million hectares	9.23 million hectares	1
1900s	9.23 million hectares	9.23 million hectares	9.23 million hectares	1
1910s	9.20 million hectares	9.20 million hectares	9.20 million hectares	1
1920s	9.81 million hectares	9.81 million hectares	9.81 million hectares	1
1930s	10.50 million hectares	10.50 million hectares	10.50 million hectares	1
1940s	11.85 million hectares	11.85 million hectares	11.85 million hectares	1
1950s	13.08 million hectares	12.57 million hectares	13.38 million hectares	10
1960s	11.16 million hectares	10.90 million hectares	11.35 million hectares	10
1970s	10.37 million hectares	10.00 million hectares	10.80 million hectares	10
1980s	10.72 million hectares	10.10 million hectares	12.00 million hectares	10
1990s	12.51 million hectares	12.00 million hectares	13.50 million hectares	10
2000s	14.57 million hectares	14.10 million hectares	14.62 million hectares	10
2010s	14.49 million hectares	14.02 million hectares	14.62 million hectares	10
2020s	14.62 million hectares	14.62 million hectares	14.62 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Turkey

38 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.20 million hectares compare
39 Canada 18.12 million hectares compare
40 Peru 15.99 million hectares compare
42 Libya 13.30 million hectares compare
43 Cote d'Ivoire 13.20 million hectares compare
44 Zimbabwe 12.10 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Turkey

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Turkey was 14.62 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 14.62 million hectares in 2015.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 5.88 million hectares in 1100.
How does Turkey rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Turkey ranks 41st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.