Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 26.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Türkiye, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area used for arable agriculture in Türkiye is 26.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Türkiye peaked at 33.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2019.
That places Türkiye 38th out of 206 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.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.9% | — |
| 1962 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 31.0% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 32.8% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 32.2% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 33.2% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 32.7% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 32.4% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 32.3% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 33.5% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 32.9% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 33.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 31.8% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 32.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 31.6% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.0% | 29.9% | 32.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.7% | 32.2% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 30.8% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.5% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.4% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.4% | 26.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Türkiye?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Türkiye was 26.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2019.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Türkiye ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.