Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Turkey
Turkey: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Turkey, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Turkey is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 75.5% on the previous year and up 107.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Turkey peaked at 8.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 2012.
That places Turkey 74th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.9% | — |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | -36.2% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -26.7% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -35.7% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -37.4% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +74.8% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -39.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -45.4% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +63.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -25.7% |
| 1982 | -4.2% | -639.6% |
| 1983 | -5.3% | +26.7% |
| 1984 | -1.9% | -65.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -123.7% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +245.8% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | +140.2% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +32.3% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +93.7% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -47.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -36.0% |
| 1997 | -0.5% | -120.5% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -456.1% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +99.1% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +44.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -43.4% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +65.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -34.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -76.6% |
| 2008 | -2.0% | -397.9% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | +72.9% |
| 2010 | -3.6% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | -6.6% | +83.3% |
| 2012 | -6.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | -5.5% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | -6.4% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | -6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | -5.3% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | -3.9% | -27.0% |
| 2018 | -3.4% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -87.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -159.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +75.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.7%. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -639.6% | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | +456.1% | -0.5% | 1.7% |
| 2008 | -397.9% | 0.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -5.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | -0.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.1% | -6.8% | -3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -3.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4523 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Turkey?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Turkey was 0.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 2012.
- How does Turkey rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Turkey ranks 74th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.