Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3949 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Turkey, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Turkey stood at 0.3949 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.3985 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1968.
Turkey ranks 25th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -90.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +333.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | -33.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -94.5% |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +156.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | -41.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -84.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +975.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -56.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -94.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -79.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +4834.2% |
| 1982 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +84.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -68.4% |
| 1984 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +769.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -41.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | -40.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | +673.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0572 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -79.9% |
| 1992 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | +229.8% |
| 1994 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -58.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | +148.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0543 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0611 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0472 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.046 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0415 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -57.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 tonnes per person | +124.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | +55.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0377 tonnes per person | -39.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -69.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0513 tonnes per person | +490.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0761 tonnes per person | +48.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1137 tonnes per person | +93.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1503 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1521 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1933 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 0.251 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2573 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2682 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3572 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3173 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3955 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3951 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3985 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3826 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3949 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.3949 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.3949 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2263 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +4834.2% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person |
| 1974 | +975.9% | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0317 tonnes per person |
| 1984 | +769.5% | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.033 tonnes per person |
| 1989 | +673.7% | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | +490.5% | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0513 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0127 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0561 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0377 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0611 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0406 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0761 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2456 tonnes per person | 0.1137 tonnes per person | 0.3955 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3928 tonnes per person | 0.3826 tonnes per person | 0.3985 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4046 tonnes per person compare
- 23 East Timor 0.3995 tonnes per person compare
- 24 Mauritius 0.398 tonnes per person compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.3765 tonnes per person compare
- 27 Gambia 0.374 tonnes per person compare
- 28 Iceland 0.3734 tonnes per person 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Turkey?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Turkey was 0.3949 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3985 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1968.
- How does Turkey rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.