Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Turkey
Turkey: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 18.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 18.99 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. 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 Turkey peaked at 18.99 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.99 %, in 1978.
That places Turkey 94th 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 Land area in Turkey, 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% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 18.99 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64 %, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 18.99 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Turkey?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Turkey 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 18.99 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.99 % in 1978.
- How does Turkey rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Turkey ranks 94th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — 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.