Cereal yields in Turkey
Turkey: Cereal yields was 3.43 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.43 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
89th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.9894 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 186 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.
Cereal yields in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9894 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1964 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1965 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
| 1972 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 1976 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 3.43 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 3.43 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.72 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 186 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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Measured in tonnes per hectare.