Agricultural area over the long-term in Turkey
Turkey: Agricultural area over the long-term was 38.84 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
38.84 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 202 countries
All-time high
41.22 million hectares
in 2005
All-time low
12.79 million hectares
in 1100
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Turkey, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term in Turkey stood at 38.84 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Turkey peaked at 41.22 million hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.79 million hectares, in 1100.
Turkey ranks 34th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Turkey, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 17.70 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 12.79 million hectares | -27.7% |
| 1200 | 14.80 million hectares | +15.7% |
| 1300 | 16.70 million hectares | +12.8% |
| 1400 | 13.19 million hectares | -21.0% |
| 1500 | 13.84 million hectares | +5.0% |
| 1600 | 17.14 million hectares | +23.8% |
| 1700 | 17.50 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1710 | 17.63 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1720 | 17.79 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1730 | 17.96 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1740 | 18.13 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1750 | 18.29 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1760 | 18.45 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1770 | 18.61 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1780 | 18.76 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1790 | 18.92 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1800 | 19.06 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 19.21 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 19.34 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 19.91 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1840 | 20.42 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1850 | 20.94 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1860 | 21.45 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1870 | 21.96 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1880 | 22.19 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 22.37 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 22.52 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 22.64 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 24.41 million hectares | +7.8% |
| 1930 | 26.52 million hectares | +8.6% |
| 1940 | 30.58 million hectares | +15.3% |
| 1950 | 33.33 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 1951 | 33.85 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 34.45 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 35.05 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 35.66 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 36.24 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 36.78 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 37.27 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 37.67 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 37.85 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 36.48 million hectares | -3.6% |
| 1961 | 36.52 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 36.65 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 37.37 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 37.29 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 37.30 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 37.48 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 37.30 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 37.60 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 38.64 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 38.18 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 38.31 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 38.83 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 38.79 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 38.33 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 37.96 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 37.90 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 38.03 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 38.05 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 38.89 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 38.58 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 38.61 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 37.19 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 36.72 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 37.61 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 38.13 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 38.48 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 39.43 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 39.26 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 39.90 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 39.68 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 40.07 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 39.90 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 39.91 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.15 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.49 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 39.36 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.24 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 39.92 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 40.30 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 40.48 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 40.97 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.20 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.64 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 41.21 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.22 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.49 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.51 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 39.12 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 38.91 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 39.01 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.25 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 38.41 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.42 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.56 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.55 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.46 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 38.26 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.19 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.72 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 37.76 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.09 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 38.48 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 38.49 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 38.67 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 38.84 million hectares | +0.5% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 38.84 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.21 million hectares, 7.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 38.84 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.75 million hectares, 14.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | -27.7% | 17.70 million hectares | 12.79 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 17.70 million hectares | 17.70 million hectares | 17.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 12.79 million hectares | 12.79 million hectares | 12.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 14.80 million hectares | 14.80 million hectares | 14.80 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 16.70 million hectares | 16.70 million hectares | 16.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 13.19 million hectares | 13.19 million hectares | 13.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 13.84 million hectares | 13.84 million hectares | 13.84 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 17.14 million hectares | 17.14 million hectares | 17.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 17.50 million hectares | 17.50 million hectares | 17.50 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 17.63 million hectares | 17.63 million hectares | 17.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 17.79 million hectares | 17.79 million hectares | 17.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 17.96 million hectares | 17.96 million hectares | 17.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 18.13 million hectares | 18.13 million hectares | 18.13 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 18.29 million hectares | 18.29 million hectares | 18.29 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 18.45 million hectares | 18.45 million hectares | 18.45 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 18.61 million hectares | 18.61 million hectares | 18.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 18.76 million hectares | 18.76 million hectares | 18.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 18.92 million hectares | 18.92 million hectares | 18.92 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 19.06 million hectares | 19.06 million hectares | 19.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 19.21 million hectares | 19.21 million hectares | 19.21 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 19.34 million hectares | 19.34 million hectares | 19.34 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 19.91 million hectares | 19.91 million hectares | 19.91 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 20.42 million hectares | 20.42 million hectares | 20.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 20.94 million hectares | 20.94 million hectares | 20.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 21.45 million hectares | 21.45 million hectares | 21.45 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 21.96 million hectares | 21.96 million hectares | 21.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 22.19 million hectares | 22.19 million hectares | 22.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 22.37 million hectares | 22.37 million hectares | 22.37 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 22.52 million hectares | 22.52 million hectares | 22.52 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 22.64 million hectares | 22.64 million hectares | 22.64 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 24.41 million hectares | 24.41 million hectares | 24.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 26.52 million hectares | 26.52 million hectares | 26.52 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 30.58 million hectares | 30.58 million hectares | 30.58 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 35.82 million hectares | 33.33 million hectares | 37.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.26 million hectares | 36.48 million hectares | 38.64 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.33 million hectares | 37.90 million hectares | 38.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.39 million hectares | 36.72 million hectares | 39.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.80 million hectares | 39.24 million hectares | 40.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.38 million hectares | 38.91 million hectares | 41.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.38 million hectares | 37.72 million hectares | 39.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.39 million hectares | 37.76 million hectares | 38.84 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 31 Ethiopia 39.20 million hectares compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 39.02 million hectares compare
- 33 Mozambique 38.90 million hectares compare
- 35 Afghanistan 38.65 million hectares compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.97 million hectares compare
- 37 Pakistan 35.24 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7244 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2821 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4505 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4523 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term in Turkey?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Turkey was 38.84 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 41.22 million hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.79 million hectares in 1100.
- How does Turkey rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Turkey ranks 34th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.