Land use hidden — Cropland in Türkiye
Türkiye: Land use hidden — Cropland was 239,710 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
239,710 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 15 countries
All-time high
287,920 Square kilometres
in 1979
All-time low
230,990 Square kilometres
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland in Türkiye, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 239,710 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Türkiye peaked at 287,920 Square kilometres in 1979 and was at its lowest, 230,990 Square kilometres, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 251,670 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 253,480 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 261,200 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 260,920 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 261,460 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 263,840 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 262,500 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 266,010 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 277,430 Square kilometres | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 273,780 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 276,140 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 282,260 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 282,870 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 279,280 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 276,620 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 277,030 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 279,290 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 280,450 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 287,920 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 284,790 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 285,130 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 270,910 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 266,180 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 274,130 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 275,300 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 274,830 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 279,270 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 277,630 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 278,970 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 276,770 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 276,890 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 275,260 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 275,350 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 277,710 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 271,150 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 269,860 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 268,640 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 269,690 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 268,020 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 263,790 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 263,510 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 265,790 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 260,270 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 265,930 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 266,060 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 258,760 Square kilometres | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 248,880 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 245,050 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 242,940 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 243,950 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 236,300 Square kilometres | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 237,900 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 238,060 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 239,370 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 239,340 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 237,110 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 233,470 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 231,800 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 230,990 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 231,450 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 234,730 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 238,830 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 239,710 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 262,057 Square kilometres | 251,670 Square kilometres | 277,430 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 279,564 Square kilometres | 273,780 Square kilometres | 287,920 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 276,714 Square kilometres | 266,180 Square kilometres | 285,130 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 272,934 Square kilometres | 268,020 Square kilometres | 277,710 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 258,098 Square kilometres | 242,940 Square kilometres | 266,060 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,829 Square kilometres | 230,990 Square kilometres | 243,950 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,180 Square kilometres | 231,450 Square kilometres | 239,710 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 1 OECD 3.90 million Square kilometres compare
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- 2 India 1.68 million Square kilometres compare
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- 3 United States 1.55 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Moldova 21,370 Square kilometres compare
- 4 China 1.28 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 168,957 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Russia 1.24 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 633,980 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Croatia 9,470 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Viet Nam 116,490 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Poland 115,460 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Mauritania 4,600 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Nigeria 442,262 Square kilometres compare
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 use hidden — cropland in Türkiye?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Türkiye was 239,710 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 287,920 Square kilometres in 1979.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,990 Square kilometres in 2019.
- How does Türkiye rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Türkiye ranks 4th out of 15 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata