Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Türkiye
Türkiye: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 21,809 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Türkiye, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Türkiye is 21,809 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Türkiye peaked at 21,809 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,102 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Türkiye 60th out of 753 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,102 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 11,409 Square kilometres | +123.6% |
| 2015 | 13,829 Square kilometres | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 19,609 Square kilometres | +41.8% |
| 2022 | 21,809 Square kilometres | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,102 Square kilometres | 5,102 Square kilometres | 5,102 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,619 Square kilometres | 11,409 Square kilometres | 13,829 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 20,709 Square kilometres | 19,609 Square kilometres | 21,809 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 57 Cabo Verde 4.89 Square kilometres compare
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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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -9.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 876.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 450.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Türkiye?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Türkiye was 21,809 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 21,809 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,102 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Türkiye rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Türkiye ranks 60th out of 753 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation