Land use in Turkey
Turkey: Land use was 23.97 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Turkey, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Turkey is 23.97 million hectares, measured 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 in Turkey peaked at 28.79 million hectares in 1979 and was at its lowest, 23.10 million hectares, in 2019.
Turkey ranks 15th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.21 million hectares | 25.17 million hectares | 27.74 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.96 million hectares | 27.38 million hectares | 28.79 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.67 million hectares | 26.62 million hectares | 28.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.29 million hectares | 26.80 million hectares | 27.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.81 million hectares | 24.29 million hectares | 26.61 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.68 million hectares | 23.10 million hectares | 24.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.62 million hectares | 23.14 million hectares | 23.97 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Turkey?
- Land use in Turkey was 23.97 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 28.79 million hectares in 1979.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.10 million hectares in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for land use?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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