Milk production, per square kilometre in Turkey
Turkey: Milk production, per square kilometre was 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.91 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 185 countries
All-time high
30.54 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
8.45 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Turkey, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre for milk production, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Turkey peaked at 30.54 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.45 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Turkey ranks 25th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Turkey, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.45 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 8.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 9.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 9.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 9.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 9.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 9.79 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 9.7 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 9.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 9.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 9.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 10.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 10.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 10.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 11 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 11.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 11.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 12.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 12.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 12.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 11.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 11.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 12.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 12.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 12.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 12.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 12.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 12.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 13.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 13.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 13.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 13.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 12.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 13.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 12.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 12.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 13.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 13.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 14.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 16.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 15.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 17.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 19.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 22.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 23.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 24.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 24.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 26.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 28.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 29.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 30.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 28.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.94 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +26.2% | 10.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.79 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 29.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 30.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 22 Belarus 41.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 23 Albania 33.85 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 24 Slovenia 30.18 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 27.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 27 Costa Rica 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 27.11 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 milk production, per square kilometre in Turkey?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Turkey was 27.91 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 30.54 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.45 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Turkey rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.