Arable land in Turkey
Turkey: Arable land was 0.2376 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Turkey, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.2376 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Turkey peaked at 0.7903 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2349 hectares per person, in 2020.
Turkey ranks 45th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7391 hectares per person | 0.6899 hectares per person | 0.7903 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6224 hectares per person | 0.5756 hectares per person | 0.6767 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4947 hectares per person | 0.4526 hectares per person | 0.5584 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.3759 hectares per person | 0.44 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3359 hectares per person | 0.2964 hectares per person | 0.3642 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2631 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.2924 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.2349 hectares per person | 0.2379 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 10.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 9.02 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 83.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.38 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,429 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 39.02 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Turkey?
- Arable land in Turkey was 0.2376 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7903 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2349 hectares per person in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for arable land?
- Turkey ranks 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.