Wheat yields in Turkey
Turkey: Wheat yields was 3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 125 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.
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 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 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 125 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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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.