Arable land pin in Turkey

Turkey: Arable land pin was 0.2017 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2017
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
132nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.1976
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land pin in Turkey, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land pin in Turkey stood at 0.2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land pin in Turkey peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1976, in 2022.

Turkey ranks 132nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Arable land pin in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Turkey, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 0.9706 -2.9%
1963 0.9558 -1.5%
1964 0.9278 -2.9%
1965 0.9568 +3.1%
1966 0.8702 -9.1%
1967 0.8504 -2.3%
1968 0.8132 -4.4%
1969 0.8717 +7.2%
1970 0.7966 -8.6%
1971 0.7569 -5.0%
1972 0.7508 -0.8%
1973 0.8392 +11.8%
1974 0.7462 -11.1%
1975 0.6883 -7.8%
1976 0.6315 -8.3%
1977 0.6425 +1.7%
1978 0.612 -4.8%
1979 0.618 +1.0%
1980 0.5938 -3.9%
1981 0.6005 +1.1%
1982 0.5385 -10.3%
1983 0.5328 -1.1%
1984 0.5362 +0.6%
1985 0.5296 -1.2%
1986 0.4912 -7.3%
1987 0.4972 +1.2%
1988 0.4546 -8.6%
1989 0.4906 +7.9%
1990 0.4464 -9.0%
1991 0.4285 -4.0%
1992 0.4197 -2.1%
1993 0.4274 +1.8%
1994 0.4269 -0.1%
1995 0.419 -1.9%
1996 0.3886 -7.3%
1997 0.4001 +3.0%
1998 0.3532 -11.7%
1999 0.3697 +4.7%
2000 0.3478 -5.9%
2001 0.3708 +6.6%
2002 0.3459 -6.7%
2003 0.3433 -0.7%
2004 0.3462 +0.8%
2005 0.3218 -7.0%
2006 0.3059 -5.0%
2007 0.3164 +3.5%
2008 0.2927 -7.5%
2009 0.285 -2.6%
2010 0.278 -2.5%
2011 0.2584 -7.1%
2012 0.252 -2.5%
2013 0.2498 -0.9%
2014 0.2633 +5.4%
2015 0.2441 -7.3%
2016 0.2396 -1.8%
2017 0.223 -6.9%
2018 0.222 -0.4%
2019 0.2173 -2.1%
2020 0.2063 -5.1%
2021 0.2124 +3.0%
2022 0.1976 -7.0%
2023 0.2017 +2.1%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.2017 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.2017 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 37% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.913 0.8132 1 9
1970s 0.7082 0.612 0.8392 10
1980s 0.5265 0.4546 0.6005 10
1990s 0.4079 0.3532 0.4464 10
2000s 0.3276 0.285 0.3708 10
2010s 0.2448 0.2173 0.278 10
2020s 0.2045 0.1976 0.2124 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 129 New Zealand 0.2072 compare
  2. 130 Myanmar 0.2065 compare
  3. 131 Yemen 0.2044 compare
  4. 133 Mexico 0.2013 compare
  5. 134 Bangladesh 0.1988 compare
  6. 135 Egypt 0.1982 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land pin in Turkey?
Arable land pin in Turkey was 0.2017 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1976 in 2022.
How does Turkey rank for arable land pin?
Turkey ranks 132nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land pin rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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