Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Türkiye
Türkiye: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 18.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Türkiye, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Türkiye stood at 18.99 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Türkiye peaked at 18.99 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.99 %, in 1978.
Türkiye ranks 94th of 237 countries on this measure, 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 Land area in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.75 % | — |
| 1962 | 14.68 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 14.62 % | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 14.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.49 % | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 14.42 % | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 14.36 % | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 14.29 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 14.16 % | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 14.03 % | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 13.9 % | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 13.77 % | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 13.64 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 13.51 % | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 13.38 % | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 13.25 % | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 13.12 % | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 12.99 % | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 13.12 % | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 13.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13.25 % | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 13.77 % | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 14.29 % | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 14.94 % | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 14.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15.59 % | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 15.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16.08 % | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 16.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.83 % | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 17.54 % | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 18.32 % | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 18.99 % | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.99 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.48 % | 14.16 % | 14.75 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.47 % | 12.99 % | 14.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.93 % | 13.12 % | 15.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.25 % | 15.59 % | 17.54 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.92 % | 18.32 % | 18.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.99 % | 18.99 % | 18.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.99 % | 18.99 % | 18.99 % | 5 |
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- 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Türkiye?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Türkiye was 18.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 18.99 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.99 % in 1978.
- How does Türkiye rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Türkiye ranks 94th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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 Land area. 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.