Wheat yields in Turkey
Turkey: Wheat yields was 3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
66th
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.22 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.9093 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat yields in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 3 tonnes per hectare for wheat yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Turkey peaked at 3.22 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9093 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Turkey 66th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat yields in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9093 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1963 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1965 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 1972 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 1976 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1990 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 3 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 3 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.9093 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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 wheat yields in Turkey?
- Wheat yields in Turkey was 3 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9093 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for wheat yields?
- Turkey ranks 66th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.