Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.4523 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.4523 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Turkey peaked at 1.29 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4511 hectares per person, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 83rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.29 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.25 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 1.23 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 1.22 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.18 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.15 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.13 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.08 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.04 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 1.02 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.01 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9862 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9532 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9247 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9046 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8891 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8717 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8738 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8496 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8336 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.7859 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7579 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7587 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7523 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7432 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7461 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7283 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7257 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7083 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7028 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6881 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6765 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6688 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6472 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6354 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6243 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6263 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.624 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6187 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6184 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6144 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5992 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6008 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5946 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5781 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5631 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5506 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5401 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5334 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5153 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5109 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5046 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4996 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4928 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4851 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4764 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4691 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4567 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4529 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4527 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4528 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4511 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4521 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4523 hectares per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9477 hectares per person | 0.8717 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7681 hectares per person | 0.7257 hectares per person | 0.8496 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6602 hectares per person | 0.624 hectares per person | 0.7083 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5878 hectares per person | 0.5401 hectares per person | 0.6187 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4944 hectares per person | 0.4567 hectares per person | 0.5334 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4523 hectares per person | 0.4511 hectares per person | 0.4529 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7244 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2821 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4505 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Turkey?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Turkey was 0.4523 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4511 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 83rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.