Cotton yields in Turkey
Turkey: Cotton yields was 4.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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
Turkey recorded 4.8 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Turkey peaked at 5.21 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9137 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Turkey 3rd out of 100 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 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.9137 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 5.21 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 cotton yields in Turkey?
- Cotton yields in Turkey was 4.8 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 cotton yields recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9137 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for cotton yields?
- Turkey ranks 3rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.