Barley yields in Turkey
Turkey: Barley yields was 2.54 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 104 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.
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 83.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.2% (2025)
- Rural population 9.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.38 million hectares (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 104 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.