Barley yields in Turkey
Turkey: Barley yields was 2.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.54 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
62nd
of 105 countries
All-time high
2.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
1.06 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Barley yields in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.54 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Turkey peaked at 2.94 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.06 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Turkey ranks 62nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Barley yields in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1964 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1965 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 1972 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 1976 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -38.3% |
| 1990 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +62.7% |
| 1991 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.54 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.54 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.82 tonnes per hectare, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +62.7% | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- 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 barley yields in Turkey?
- Barley yields in Turkey was 2.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for barley yields?
- Turkey ranks 62nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.