Agricultural land in Türkiye

Agricultural land made up 50.2% of the land area of Türkiye in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2010.

Measure: Agricultural land as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Türkiye, 2024 50.2% % of land area
Change from 2023 +0.1percentage points 2023: 50.1%
World, 2023 36.9% Official aggregate Not the same period as Türkiye (2024).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 40.1% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 59th of 208 See the full ranking

Agricultural land in Türkiye over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agricultural land as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period TürkiyeWorld
2024 50.2% –
2023 50.1% 36.9%
2022 50.0% 37.0%
2021 49.5% 37.0%
2020 49.1% 36.9%
2019 49.0% 36.9%
2018 49.1% 36.9%
2017 49.3% 37.0%
2016 49.8% 36.8%
2015 50.1% 36.8%
2014 50.1% 37.0%
2013 49.9% 37.0%
2012 49.9% 37.0%
2011 49.7% 36.7%
2010 50.7% 36.5%
2009 50.6% 36.5%
2008 50.8% 36.5%
2007 51.3% 36.6%
2006 52.6% 36.6%
2005 53.6% 36.6%
2004 53.5% 36.6%
2003 52.8% 37.0%
2002 53.5% 37.1%
2001 53.2% 37.2%
2000 52.6% 37.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 50.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 50.1%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Türkiye has the 59th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Türkiye
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)