Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Turkey
Turkey: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Turkey, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Turkey is 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Turkey peaked at 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9433 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1989.
That places Turkey 41st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1970 | 2.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1973 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1974 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1975 | 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1981 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +85.2% |
| 1987 | 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9433 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1990 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +87.1% |
| 1991 | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1995 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +126.3% |
| 2020 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2021 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 2023 | 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +123.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.298 tonnes per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +126.3% | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +123.6% | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +87.1% | 0.9433 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +85.2% | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9433 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 38 Greece 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 39 North Korea 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 40 Luxembourg 2.33 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 42 Morocco 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 44 Belarus 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Turkey?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Turkey was 2.32 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9433 tonnes per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Turkey rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 41st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.