Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkey

Turkey: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 18.99 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.99 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 208 countries
All-time high
18.99 percent
in 2001
All-time low
12.99 percent
in 1978
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkey, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkey stood at 18.99 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkey peaked at 18.99 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.99 percent, in 1978.

That places Turkey 85th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.48 percent 14.16 percent 14.75 percent 9
1970s 13.47 percent 12.99 percent 14.03 percent 10
1980s 13.93 percent 13.12 percent 15.59 percent 10
1990s 16.25 percent 15.59 percent 17.54 percent 10
2000s 18.92 percent 18.32 percent 18.99 percent 10
2010s 18.99 percent 18.99 percent 18.99 percent 10
2020s 18.99 percent 18.99 percent 18.99 percent 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkey?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkey was 18.99 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 18.99 percent in 2001.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 12.99 percent in 1978.
How does Turkey rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Turkey ranks 85th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).