Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Türkiye
Türkiye: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 29.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Türkiye, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Türkiye is 29.99 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Türkiye peaked at 29.99 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.02 %, in 1963.
That places Türkiye 65th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.17 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.02 % | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 5.17 % | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 5.35 % | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 5.69 % | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 5.9 % | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 6.01 % | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 6.13 % | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 6.57 % | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 6.7 % | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 6.87 % | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 7.07 % | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 7.52 % | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 7.95 % | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 8.3 % | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 8.24 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 8.91 % | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 9.03 % | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 9.48 % | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 9.94 % | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 10.96 % | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 11.65 % | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 11.82 % | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 12.26 % | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 12.77 % | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 13.07 % | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 13.63 % | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 13.98 % | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 14.71 % | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 14.81 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 15 % | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 15.11 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15.07 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 15.44 % | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 15.56 % | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.63 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.24 % | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 16.79 % | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 17.99 % | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 18.92 % | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 19.62 % | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 20.04 % | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 19.61 % | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 19.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 20.15 % | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 20.95 % | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 21.28 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.47 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 21.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.07 % | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.92 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.91 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.79 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.99 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 22.34 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 22.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.66 % | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 29.2 % | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 29.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 29.62 % | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 29.99 % | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.52 % | 5.02 % | 6.13 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.72 % | 6.57 % | 9.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.96 % | 9.48 % | 13.98 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.44 % | 14.71 % | 16.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.96 % | 17.99 % | 21.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.03 % | 21.38 % | 22.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.12 % | 27.66 % | 29.99 % | 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Türkiye?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Türkiye was 29.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 29.99 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 % in 1963.
- How does Türkiye rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Türkiye ranks 65th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.