Potato yields in Turkey
Turkey: Potato yields was 35.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 35.25 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Turkey peaked at 37.77 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.56 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Turkey 19th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.46 tonnes per hectare | 9.56 tonnes per hectare | 12.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.91 tonnes per hectare | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | 16.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.96 tonnes per hectare | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | 22.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1 tonnes per hectare | 22.44 tonnes per hectare | 27.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.32 tonnes per hectare | 25.04 tonnes per hectare | 30.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.35 tonnes per hectare | 28.14 tonnes per hectare | 35.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.47 tonnes per hectare | 35.14 tonnes per hectare | 37.77 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 potato yields in Turkey?
- Potato yields in Turkey was 35.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 37.77 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.56 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for potato yields?
- Turkey ranks 19th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.