FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Asses in Turkey
Turkey had 65,003 asses in 2024, the 36th largest in the world (0.12% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 62%. The record was 2.0 million head in 1967.
- Animals, 2024
- 65,003 head
- World rank
- 36 of 104
- 10-year change
- −62%
- Record
- 2.0 million head
- 1967
Asses in Turkey, 1961–2024 (head)
By year
| Year | Head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65,003 | −13% |
| 2023 | 74,704 | −14% |
| 2022 | 86,455 | −9.8% |
| 2021 | 95,809 | −12% |
| 2020 | 108,304 | −15% |
| 2019 | 126,912 | −5.3% |
| 2018 | 133,953 | −5.2% |
| 2017 | 141,375 | −6.6% |
| 2016 | 151,439 | −2.4% |
| 2015 | 155,158 | −9.0% |
| 2014 | 170,503 | −6.0% |
| 2013 | 181,422 | −3.9% |
| 2012 | 188,789 | −5.4% |
| 2011 | 199,496 | −5.7% |
| 2010 | 211,529 | −9.7% |
| 2009 | 234,182 | −14% |
| 2008 | 273,520 | −7.6% |
| 2007 | 296,114 | −10% |
| 2006 | 329,475 | −3.5% |
| 2005 | 341,377 | −7.2% |
| 2004 | 367,739 | −7.5% |
| 2003 | 397,540 | −4.7% |
| 2002 | 417,214 | −9.7% |
| 2001 | 462,000 | −5.5% |
| 2000 | 489,000 | −12% |
| 1999 | 555,000 | −8.0% |
| 1998 | 603,000 | −5.8% |
| 1997 | 640,000 | −7.1% |
| 1996 | 689,000 | −5.7% |
| 1995 | 731,000 | −9.6% |
| 1994 | 809,000 | −3.8% |
| 1993 | 841,000 | −6.0% |
| 1992 | 894,445 | −5.2% |
| 1991 | 943,751 | −13% |
| 1990 | 1,084,000 | −3.1% |
| 1989 | 1,119,000 | −2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,153,000 | −2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,188,000 | −0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,192,000 | −2.8% |
| 1985 | 1,226,000 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1,208,000 | −3.5% |
| 1983 | 1,252,000 | −1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,270,000 | −5.6% |
| 1981 | 1,345,000 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,331,000 | −2.9% |
| 1979 | 1,371,000 | −2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,407,000 | −4.0% |
| 1977 | 1,465,000 | −0.7% |
| 1976 | 1,476,000 | −3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,522,000 | −5.8% |
| 1974 | 1,616,000 | −5.0% |
| 1973 | 1,701,000 | −3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,760,000 | −2.5% |
| 1971 | 1,805,000 | −6.8% |
| 1970 | 1,936,000 | −2.5% |
| 1969 | 1,986,000 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1,965,000 | −1.1% |
| 1967 | 1,986,000 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,971,000 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 1,918,000 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,887,672 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,880,400 | −1.9% |
| 1962 | 1,916,000 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 1,891,800 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.