Rice yields in Turkey
Turkey: Rice yields was 7.91 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice 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 7.91 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Turkey peaked at 9.06 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.4 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Turkey 9th out of 123 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 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.72 tonnes per hectare | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.07 tonnes per hectare | 7.35 tonnes per hectare | 9.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | 7.72 tonnes per hectare | 8.03 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 rice yields in Turkey?
- Rice yields in Turkey was 7.91 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 rice yields recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Turkey rank for rice yields?
- Turkey ranks 9th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Rice 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.