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 11th out of 42 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 11 Bangladesh 99.02 % compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 96.22 % compare
- 13 Oman 95.24 % compare
- 14 Egypt, Arab Republic of 94.91 % compare
More environment data for Türkiye
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 5.34 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.34 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 5.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 74,004 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 2.43 million million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 69,137 million 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 11th out of 42 regions 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.