Turkey - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Turkey was 378,020 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 412,230 in 2005 and a minimum value of 365,170 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 365,170
1962 366,480
1963 373,700
1964 372,920
1965 372,960
1966 374,840
1967 373,000
1968 376,010
1969 386,430
1970 381,780
1971 383,140
1972 388,260
1973 387,870
1974 383,280
1975 379,620
1976 379,030
1977 380,290
1978 380,450
1979 388,920
1980 385,790
1981 386,130
1982 371,910
1983 367,180
1984 376,130
1985 381,300
1986 384,830
1987 394,270
1988 392,630
1989 398,970
1990 396,770
1991 400,670
1992 399,040
1993 399,130
1994 401,490
1995 394,930
1996 393,640
1997 392,420
1998 399,190
1999 403,020
2000 404,790
2001 409,680
2002 411,960
2003 406,440
2004 412,100
2005 412,230
2006 404,930
2007 395,050
2008 391,220
2009 389,110
2010 390,120
2011 382,470
2012 384,070
2013 384,230
2014 385,540
2015 385,510
2016 383,280
2017 379,630
2018 378,020

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Turkey was 49.12 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 53.56 in 2005, while its lowest value was 47.45 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 47.45
1962 47.62
1963 48.56
1964 48.45
1965 48.46
1966 48.70
1967 48.46
1968 48.86
1969 50.21
1970 49.61
1971 49.78
1972 50.45
1973 50.40
1974 49.80
1975 49.33
1976 49.25
1977 49.41
1978 49.43
1979 50.53
1980 50.13
1981 50.17
1982 48.32
1983 47.71
1984 48.87
1985 49.54
1986 50.00
1987 51.23
1988 51.02
1989 51.84
1990 51.55
1991 52.06
1992 51.85
1993 51.86
1994 52.17
1995 51.31
1996 51.15
1997 50.99
1998 51.87
1999 52.37
2000 52.60
2001 53.23
2002 53.53
2003 52.81
2004 53.55
2005 53.56
2006 52.61
2007 51.33
2008 50.83
2009 50.56
2010 50.69
2011 49.70
2012 49.90
2013 49.92
2014 50.09
2015 50.09
2016 49.80
2017 49.33
2018 49.12

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use