Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Turkey
Turkey: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Turkey, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Turkey, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Turkey?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Turkey was 0.2017 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1976 in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Turkey ranks 132nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).