Soybean yields in Turkey
Turkey: Soybean yields was 4.12 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.12 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
2nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
4.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
All-time low
0.7667 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Soybean 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
In 2024, soybean yields in Turkey stood at 4.12 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Turkey peaked at 4.42 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7667 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
That places Turkey 2nd out of 106 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.
Soybean yields in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9783 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.881 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7833 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9167 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1969 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1970 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +44.0% |
| 1972 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 1973 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -31.6% |
| 1974 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +66.4% |
| 1975 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -52.9% |
| 1976 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1978 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +70.0% |
| 1983 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 1984 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 4.12 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.93 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 4.12 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.31 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean yields in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +70.0% | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1974 | +66.4% | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.953 tonnes per hectare | 0.7833 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 1 Uzbekistan 4.33 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 Spain 3.51 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 United States 3.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Italy 3.34 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in Turkey?
- Soybean yields in Turkey was 4.12 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 soybean yields recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7667 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Turkey rank for soybean yields?
- Turkey ranks 2nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.