Yields of key staple crops in Turkey
Turkey: Yields of key staple crops was 3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Turkey is 3 tonnes per hectare, measured 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, yields of key staple crops 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 yields of key staple crops in Turkey?
- Yields of key staple crops in Turkey was 3 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9093 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Turkey ranks 66th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. 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.