Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Türkiye
Türkiye: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 86.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1992.
Türkiye ranks 37th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita 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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More agriculture & rural data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Türkiye?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1992.
- How does Türkiye rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Türkiye ranks 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita 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 withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.