What is land area in Turkey?

Land area in Turkey was 769,630 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 769,630 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 769,630 sq. km in 1961.

How does Turkey rank for land area?

Turkey ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area 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), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Turkey

Name: Land area in Turkey
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Turkey: Land area was 769,630 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

769,630 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

36th

of 216 countries

All-time high

769,630 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

769,630 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Turkey, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Turkey stood at 769,630 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Turkey peaked at 769,630 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 769,630 sq. km, in 1961.

Turkey ranks 36th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	9
1970s	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	10
1980s	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	10
1990s	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	10
2000s	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	10
2010s	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	10
2020s	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	769,630 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Turkey

33 Namibia 823,290 sq. km compare
34 Mozambique 786,380 sq. km compare
35 Pakistan 770,880 sq. km compare
37 Zambia 743,390 sq. km compare
38 Chile 742,832 sq. km compare
39 Myanmar 652,670 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Turkey?: Land area in Turkey was 769,630 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 769,630 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 769,630 sq. km in 1961.
How does Turkey rank for land area?: Turkey ranks 36th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area 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), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.