Average precipitation in depth in Turkey
Turkey: Average precipitation in depth was 593 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Turkey, 1961–2022
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in mm per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average precipitation in depth in Turkey is 593 mm per year, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Turkey peaked at 593 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 593 mm per year, in 1961.
Turkey ranks 133rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 593 mm per year | 3 |
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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 average precipitation in depth in Turkey?
- Average precipitation in depth in Turkey was 593 mm per year in 2022, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest average precipitation in depth recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 593 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 593 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Turkey ranks 133rd out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.