Cereal production in Turkey
Turkey: Cereal production was 39.02 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 39.02 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Turkey peaked at 42.19 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.73 million tonnes, in 1961.
That places Turkey 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.64 million tonnes | 12.73 million tonnes | 17.49 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.95 million tonnes | 15.71 million tonnes | 25.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.68 million tonnes | 23.50 million tonnes | 30.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.85 million tonnes | 27.00 million tonnes | 33.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.08 million tonnes | 29.25 million tonnes | 36.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.03 million tonnes | 32.71 million tonnes | 38.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.79 million tonnes | 31.86 million tonnes | 42.19 million tonnes | 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 cereal production in Turkey?
- Cereal production in Turkey was 39.02 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 42.19 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.73 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for cereal production?
- Turkey ranks 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.