Temporary fallow — Area in Turkey
Turkey: Temporary fallow — Area was 2,655 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Turkey, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2,655 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Turkey peaked at 5,040 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2,655 1000 ha, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 21st of 242 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Turkey, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,914 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 5,040 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 4,991 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4,956 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 4,876 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 4,691 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4,219 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 4,259 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,323 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4,249 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4,017 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 4,286 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 4,148 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 4,108 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,114 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,998 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,697 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 3,513 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3,387 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3,173 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 3,059 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,960 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 2,814 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 2,655 1000 ha | -5.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2,655 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.16 1000 ha, 39.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2,655 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.35 1000 ha, 36.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,697 1000 ha | 4,219 1000 ha | 5,040 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,952 1000 ha | 3,387 1000 ha | 4,286 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,932 1000 ha | 2,655 1000 ha | 3,173 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6763 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Turkey?
- Temporary fallow — area in Turkey was 2,655 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5,040 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,655 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Turkey ranks 21st out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. 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, published as part of Temporary fallow — 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.