Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey
Turkey: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 37.83 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Turkey stood at 37.83 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Turkey peaked at 38.76 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.97 %, in 1979.
That places Turkey 144th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.08 % | — |
| 1962 | 30.83 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 30.1 % | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 30.03 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 29.9 % | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 29.61 % | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 29.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 29.25 % | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 28.21 % | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 28.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 27.93 % | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 27.3 % | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 27.07 % | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 27.13 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 27.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 26.91 % | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 26.56 % | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 26.28 % | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 25.97 % | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 26.18 % | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 26.16 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 27.16 % | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 27.51 % | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 27.12 % | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 27.8 % | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 28.58 % | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 29.17 % | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 29.29 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 30.08 % | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 30.24 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 30.89 % | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 31.02 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 31.01 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.83 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 31.34 % | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 31.44 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 31.54 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.44 % | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 33.5 % | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 34.83 % | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 35.68 % | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 35.48 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.96 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.47 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 35.46 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.1 % | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 37 % | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 37.36 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 37.57 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 37.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.22 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 38.06 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.04 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.91 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.14 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.67 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 38.76 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 38.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.38 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 37.97 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 37.88 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 37.83 % | -0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 37.83 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 37.83 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.85 % | 28.21 % | 31.08 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.06 % | 25.97 % | 28.29 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.91 % | 26.16 % | 30.08 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.43 % | 30.24 % | 33.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.09 % | 34.83 % | 37.57 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.17 % | 37.47 % | 38.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.15 % | 37.83 % | 38.71 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Turkey?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Turkey was 37.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 38.76 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.97 % in 1979.
- How does Turkey rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Turkey ranks 144th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.