Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Turkey
Turkey: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 29.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 29.99 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Turkey peaked at 29.99 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.02 %, in 1963.
Turkey ranks 65th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Turkey, 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 29.99 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 29.99 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Turkey?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Turkey 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 29.99 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 % in 1963.
- How does Turkey rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Turkey ranks 65th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.