What is breakdown of habitable land area in Turkey?

Breakdown of habitable land area in Turkey was 1.10 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 1.10 million hectares in 2019.

What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million hectares in 2015.

How does Turkey rank for breakdown of habitable land area?

Turkey ranks 27th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.

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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Breakdown of habitable land area in Turkey

Name: Breakdown of habitable land area in Turkey
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkey: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.10 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

1.10 million hectares

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

27th

of 235 countries

All-time high

1.10 million hectares

in 2019

All-time low

1.08 million hectares

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Turkey, 2015–2019

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

Analysis

Turkey recorded 1.10 million hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over five years.

Turkey ranks 27th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Turkey

24 Australia 1.20 million hectares compare
25 Kenya 1.17 million hectares compare
26 Zambia 1.15 million hectares compare
28 Ukraine 1.07 million hectares compare
29 Mozambique 1.04 million hectares compare
30 Mexico 1.04 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Turkey?: Breakdown of habitable land area in Turkey was 1.10 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 1.10 million hectares in 2019.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million hectares in 2015.
How does Turkey rank for breakdown of habitable land area?: Turkey ranks 27th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
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: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.