Sorghum yields in Turkey
Turkey: Sorghum yields was 8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum yields in Turkey, 2004–2024
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 8 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 166.7% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Turkey peaked at 8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.33 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 4th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 8 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 sorghum yields in Turkey?
- Sorghum yields in Turkey was 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 sorghum yields recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 8 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for sorghum yields?
- Turkey ranks 4th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. 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 Sorghum 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.