The indicator is a state indicator. Agricultural land is important for our herb production and pastures, while summer pastures and winter quarters are important for our livestock development and nature conservation.

According to the 2020 TURKSTAT data, the total agricultural land is 37,762 thousand hectares (meadow and pasture land are also included). 51.9% of the total agricultural land is cultivated land, 9.4% is land with perennial crops (perennial orchards), and 38.7% is permanent meadows and pastures.

As a result of the population growth in Turkey and the decrease in total agricultural land, the agricultural land per capita has decreased. From 1990 to 2018, Turkey’s population has increased by about 45.2%, and agricultural land per capita has decreased by 39.3% during the same period.

The total agricultural land per capita, which was 0.76 ha in 1990, decreased to 0.46 ha in 2018. In terms of total arable land (23,136 thousand ha) in 2020, it was 0.28 ha per person. From 2020, if the total arable land (23,136 thousand ha) is taken into account, the area per capita is 0.28 hectares107. According to 2016 data, the agricultural land per capita in the world was 0.19 ha and in the European Union it was 0.22 ha ^[108].

GRAPH 144- TOTAL AND PER CAPITAL AGRICULTURAL LANDS BY YEAR

Source: TURKSTAT, 2021, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,2021

Notes:

1. Since 1995, only closed orchards and olive groves are included, the area with scattered trees is not included.
2. Since 1995, they are included according to the activities of the European Union as defined by the Statistical Classification of Products by Economic Activities (CPA 2002).
3. More than one plantation is not included since 2011.