Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Turkey
Turkey: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 14,617 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Turkey stood at 14,617 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Turkey peaked at 14,617 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10,000 1000 ha, in 1978.
Turkey ranks 50th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,350 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,300 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 11,250 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 11,200 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 11,150 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 11,100 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 11,050 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 11,000 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 10,900 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 10,800 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 10,700 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 10,600 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 10,500 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 10,400 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 10,300 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 10,200 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 10,100 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 10,000 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 10,100 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10,200 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 10,600 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 11,000 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 11,500 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 11,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12,000 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 12,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12,378 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 12,378 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,378 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,378 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,378 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12,378 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12,378 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,950 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 13,500 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 14,100 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 14,617 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,617 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 14,617 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,170 1000 ha, 12.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 14,617 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 968.78 1000 ha, 15.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,144 1000 ha | 10,900 1000 ha | 11,350 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,370 1000 ha | 10,000 1000 ha | 10,800 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,720 1000 ha | 10,100 1000 ha | 12,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,510 1000 ha | 12,000 1000 ha | 13,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,565 1000 ha | 14,100 1000 ha | 14,617 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,617 1000 ha | 14,617 1000 ha | 14,617 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,617 1000 ha | 14,617 1000 ha | 14,617 1000 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Turkey?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Turkey was 14,617 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 14,617 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 1000 ha in 1978.
- How does Turkey rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Turkey ranks 50th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.