Cereal yields in Turkey
Turkey: Cereal yields was 3.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Turkey stood at 3.43 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Turkey peaked at 3.66 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9894 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Turkey ranks 89th of 185 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 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.9894 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 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 cereal yields in Turkey?
- Cereal yields in Turkey was 3.43 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.66 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9894 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for cereal yields?
- Turkey ranks 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.