Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Türkiye
Türkiye: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 86.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Türkiye, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Türkiye is 86.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Türkiye peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1992.
That places Türkiye 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 72.5% | — |
| 1993 | 74.3% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 79.3% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 72.5% | 83.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 76.3% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 85.2% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 86.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Türkiye?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Türkiye was 86.9% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1992.
- How does Türkiye rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Türkiye ranks 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.