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

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

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.

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

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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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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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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).