Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Türkiye

Türkiye: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 452.23 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
452.23 1000 ha
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
6th
of 20 countries
All-time high
747.08 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
436.58 1000 ha
in 2015
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Türkiye, 2001–2024

02004006008002001201220242001: 747.1 1000 ha2002: 569.5 1000 ha2003: 584.9 1000 ha2004: 612.2 1000 ha2005: 620.6 1000 ha2006: 607.4 1000 ha2007: 620.6 1000 ha2008: 618.8 1000 ha2009: 556.7 1000 ha2010: 504.6 1000 ha2011: 462.6 1000 ha2012: 474.2 1000 ha2013: 455 1000 ha2014: 462.9 1000 ha2015: 436.6 1000 ha2016: 445.7 1000 ha2017: 469.9 1000 ha2018: 451.9 1000 ha2019: 442.7 1000 ha2020: 448.6 1000 ha2021: 453.2 1000 ha2022: 470.4 1000 ha2023: 467.5 1000 ha2024: 452.2 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 452.23 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Türkiye peaked at 747.08 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 436.58 1000 ha, in 2015.

That places Türkiye 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Türkiye, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 747.08 1000 ha —
2002 569.53 1000 ha -23.8%
2003 584.91 1000 ha +2.7%
2004 612.23 1000 ha +4.7%
2005 620.64 1000 ha +1.4%
2006 607.36 1000 ha -2.1%
2007 620.57 1000 ha +2.2%
2008 618.81 1000 ha -0.3%
2009 556.73 1000 ha -10.0%
2010 504.58 1000 ha -9.4%
2011 462.61 1000 ha -8.3%
2012 474.19 1000 ha +2.5%
2013 455.01 1000 ha -4.0%
2014 462.89 1000 ha +1.7%
2015 436.58 1000 ha -5.7%
2016 445.66 1000 ha +2.1%
2017 469.94 1000 ha +5.4%
2018 451.87 1000 ha -3.8%
2019 442.7 1000 ha -2.0%
2020 448.58 1000 ha +1.3%
2021 453.25 1000 ha +1.0%
2022 470.43 1000 ha +3.8%
2023 467.51 1000 ha -0.6%
2024 452.23 1000 ha -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 615.32 1000 ha 556.73 1000 ha 747.08 1000 ha 9
2010s 460.6 1000 ha 436.58 1000 ha 504.58 1000 ha 10
2020s 458.4 1000 ha 448.58 1000 ha 470.43 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
  2. 4 Saudi Arabia 184,840 1000 ha compare
  3. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 9,568 1000 ha compare
  4. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,919 1000 ha compare
  5. 5 Libya 158,782 1000 ha compare
  6. 6 Sudan (former) 113,270 1000 ha compare
  7. 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
  8. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 76.57 1000 ha compare
  9. 8 Egypt 92,423 1000 ha compare
  10. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 59.3 1000 ha compare
  11. 9 Niger 87,268 1000 ha compare
  12. 9 Viet Nam 26.84 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Türkiye?
Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Türkiye was 452.23 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 747.08 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 436.58 1000 ha in 2015.
How does Türkiye rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
Türkiye ranks 6th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.