Agricultural production in Turkey
According to FAOSTAT, Turkey produced 39.0 million t of cereals (15th in the world), 28.9 million t of vegetables (3rd in the world), 25.7 million t of fruit (4th in the world), 4.7 million t of meat (17th in the world) and 22.5 million t of milk (9th in the world) in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sugar beet (23.0 million t), wheat (20.8 million t) and tomatoes (14.6 million t).
- Products recorded
- 160
- World #1
- 8
- products
- World top 10
- 89
- products
- Year
- 2024
Turkey is the world’s largest producer of apricots, cherries, hazelnuts, figs, quinces and 3 more products, and ranks second or third for 16 other products.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in olives (+112%), followed by apples (+78%).
Livestock numbers: 16.8 million cattle, 1,724 pigs, 44.1 million sheep and 10.8 million goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 39,017,292 | 15 | 1.25% | +19% |
| All vegetables | 28,895,553 | 3 | 2.44% | +27% |
| All fruit | 25,672,185 | 4 | 2.69% | +29% |
| All sugar crops | 23,000,000 | 15 | 1.03% | +37% |
| All milk | 22,487,757 | 9 | 2.28% | +21% |
| All roots and tubers | 6,900,000 | 29 | 0.73% | +66% |
| All citrus fruit | 5,481,576 | 7 | 3.31% | +45% |
| All meat | 4,676,491 | 17 | 1.25% | +52% |
| All tree nuts | 1,803,245 | 3 | 9.8% | +112% |
| All eggs | 1,322,193 | 9 | 1.32% | +23% |
| All pulses | 1,276,970 | 14 | 1.32% | +16% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar beet | 23,000,000 | 5 | 7.83% | +37% |
| Cow milk | 21,040,442 | 10 | 2.64% | +24% |
| Wheat | 20,800,000 | 10 | 2.6% | +9.5% |
| Tomatoes | 14,617,000 | 3 | 7.75% | +23% |
| Barley | 8,100,000 | 6 | 5.7% | +29% |
| Maize | 8,100,000 | 19 | 0.66% | +36% |
| Potatoes | 6,900,000 | 11 | 1.77% | +66% |
| Apples | 4,420,185 | 3 | 4.52% | +78% |
| Olives | 3,750,000 | 2 | 14.68% | +112% |
| Grapes | 3,468,000 | 7 | 4.57% | −17% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 3,428,038 | 3 | 7.66% | +54% |
| Watermelons | 3,198,000 | 3 | 3.05% | −18% |
| Skim milk of cows | 3,094,578 | 15 | 2.17% | −30% |
| Raw sugar | 2,938,027 | 12 | 1.57% | +25% |
| Onions, dry | 2,632,000 | 6 | 2.43% | +47% |
| Chicken meat | 2,512,131 | 9 | 1.96% | +33% |
| Seed cotton | 2,243,000 | 8 | 3.08% | −4.6% |
| Sunflower seed | 2,195,000 | 5 | 4.2% | +34% |
| Tangerines and mandarins | 1,988,000 | 4 | 3.83% | +90% |
| Cucumbers | 1,742,900 | 3 | 1.98% | −2.1% |
| Lemons and limes | 1,730,000 | 5 | 7.46% | +139% |
| Oranges | 1,610,000 | 13 | 2.39% | −9.5% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 1,483,042 | 8 | 2.13% | +82% |
| Melons | 1,479,000 | 4 | 5.24% | −13% |
| Tea leaves | 1,414,000 | 5 | 4.32% | +12% |
| Hen eggs | 1,322,193 | 9 | 1.41% | +23% |
| Apricots | 1,269,000 | 1 | 27.6% | +370% |
| Cotton seed | 1,260,000 | 8 | 3.07% | −2.1% |
| Peaches and nectarines | 1,179,041 | 3 | 4.23% | +94% |
| Beer | 1,144,330 | 34 | 0.62% | +15% |
| Rice (paddy) | 1,019,000 | 42 | 0.12% | +23% |
| Cabbages | 912,839 | 11 | 1.21% | +25% |
| Sheep milk | 906,945 | 3 | 9.24% | −19% |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 900,600 | 4 | 3.98% | +21% |
| Carrots and turnips | 895,209 | 6 | 1.98% | +60% |
| Bananas | 875,000 | 26 | 0.63% | +247% |
| Eggplants | 827,004 | 5 | 1.44% | 0.0% |
| Molasses | 788,150 | 14 | 1.08% | +25% |
| Cotton lint | 777,000 | 8 | 3.15% | −12% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 773,082 | 7 | 3.36% | +614% |
| Margarine and shortening | 757,518 | 4 | 5.75% | +9.1% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 741,952 | 9 | 2.15% | +73% |
| Cherries | 726,500 | 1 | 23.39% | +63% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 723,870 | 13 | 1.85% | +75% |
| Hazelnuts, in shell | 717,000 | 1 | 59.15% | +59% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 664,835 | 31 | 0.24% | +116% |
| Pears | 630,500 | 3 | 2.28% | +36% |
| Strawberries | 606,254 | 5 | 5.65% | +61% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 602,848 | 7 | 2.14% | +34% |
| Chick peas, dry | 575,000 | 3 | 3.41% | +28% |
| Sheep meat | 509,539 | 4 | 4.42% | +114% |
| Other beans, green | 507,061 | 4 | 1.96% | −21% |
| Goat milk | 482,247 | 7 | 2.36% | +4.1% |
| Walnuts, in shell | 426,000 | 3 | 9.79% | +136% |
| Lentils, dry | 405,000 | 6 | 5.13% | +17% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 393,214 | 7 | 1.46% | +95% |
| Oats | 390,000 | 16 | 1.74% | +86% |
| Pistachios, in shell | 383,000 | 2 | 27.75% | +379% |
| Plums | 376,000 | 6 | 2.96% | +42% |
| Figs | 375,000 | 1 | 28.06% | +25% |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | 366,338 | 2 | 11.06% | +83% |
| Triticale | 341,000 | 7 | 2.75% | +210% |
| Soya bean oil | 328,300 | 20 | 0.55% | +241% |
| Beans, dry | 279,000 | 21 | 0.92% | +30% |
| Tea, packed | 264,989 | 5 | 3.63% | +12% |
| Rye | 257,000 | 10 | 2.22% | −14% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 246,796 | 26 | 0.43% | +100% |
| Spinach | 237,216 | 4 | 0.77% | +14% |
| Olive oil | 234,515 | 3 | 8.92% | +25% |
| Sour cherries | 206,700 | 2 | 13.92% | +13% |
| Quinces | 203,186 | 1 | 29.22% | +90% |
| Almonds, in shell | 200,000 | 4 | 5.06% | +173% |
| Cottonseed oil | 196,300 | 5 | 4.7% | +14% |
| Soybeans | 180,000 | 33 | 0.05% | +20% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 166,101 | 9 | 1.9% | +82% |
| Leeks | 151,277 | 5 | 7.09% | −32% |
| Grapefruit and pomelos | 150,000 | 8 | 1.52% | −35% |
| Persimmons | 142,584 | 6 | 2.83% | +326% |
| Peas, green | 138,687 | 11 | 0.64% | +32% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 127,542 | 12 | 1.32% | +82% |
| Butter of cow milk | 126,796 | 13 | 2.12% | −31% |
| Spring onions and shallots | 108,184 | 11 | 1.94% | −27% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 108,000 | 10 | 1.79% | +45% |
| Goat meat | 99,532 | 10 | 1.29% | +56% |
| Honey | 95,492 | 3 | 4.8% | −7.8% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 92,644 | 4 | 4.26% | +114% |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | 92,318 | 4 | 8.55% | +32% |
| Kiwi fruit | 92,249 | 7 | 2.09% | +190% |
| Wool, greasy | 84,270 | 4 | 4.97% | +44% |
| Whey, dry | 80,881 | 11 | 2.45% | +161% |
| Oil of maize | 80,400 | 5 | 2.61% | +79% |
| Wine | 76,927 | 24 | 0.31% | +145% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 76,500 | 30 | 0.24% | −27% |
| Mushrooms | 75,340 | 13 | 0.15% | +94% |
| Chestnuts, in shell | 74,300 | 4 | 3.54% | +17% |
| String beans | 67,374 | 6 | 5.65% | −13% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 66,008 | 5 | 3.33% | +114% |
| Avocados | 64,500 | 25 | 0.57% | +3,436% |
| Rapeseed | 61,664 | 39 | 0.07% | −44% |
| Buffalo milk | 58,122 | 13 | 0.04% | +6.1% |
| Turkey meat | 52,355 | 15 | 1.03% | +7.6% |
| Green garlic | 50,870 | 26 | 0.17% | +103% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 49,225 | 19 | 1.04% | +125% |
| Oil of sesame seed | 40,200 | 7 | 3.34% | +91% |
| Artichokes | 38,077 | 8 | 2.2% | +10% |
| Other stone fruits | 37,722 | 5 | 6.1% | +60% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 33,583 | 4 | 5.23% | +114% |
| Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed | 33,580 | 7 | 6.45% | −15% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | 33,089 | 17 | 2.26% | −16% |
| Safflower seed | 29,000 | 7 | 4.19% | −53% |
| Okra | 28,152 | 23 | 0.21% | −15% |
| Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel | 27,918 | 9 | 1.04% | +2.2% |
| Carobs | 25,000 | 1 | 43.95% | +79% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 23,729 | 16 | 0.7% | +82% |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | 23,406 | 19 | 0.86% | −58% |
| Butter and ghee of sheep milk | 22,406 | 1 | 36.24% | −15% |
| Chillies and peppers, dry | 16,151 | 25 | 0.3% | −2.4% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 14,704 | 14 | 1% | +56% |
| Sesame seed | 14,439 | 33 | 0.22% | −19% |
| Buffalo meat | 13,781 | 13 | 0.19% | +175% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 12,668 | 17 | 0.83% | +56% |
| Oil of linseed | 11,800 | 11 | 1.51% | −44% |
| Yoghurt | 10,949 | 30 | 0.22% | +23% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 9,006 | 20 | 1.37% | — |
| Cream, fresh | 8,756 | 39 | 0.24% | +24% |
| Poppy seed | 8,441 | 1 | 79.69% | −48% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | 6,580 | 40 | 0.11% | −56% |
| Canary seed | 6,422 | 4 | 2.17% | +1,719% |
| Peas, dry | 5,353 | 55 | 0.04% | +79% |
| Whole milk, condensed | 4,268 | 30 | 0.22% | +285% |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 4,059 | 62 | 0.09% | +16% |
| Millet | 3,774 | 56 | 0.01% | −44% |
| Goose meat | 3,638 | 7 | 0.07% | +46% |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | 3,576 | 35 | 0.03% | +66% |
| Beeswax | 3,316 | 6 | 5.14% | −18% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 3,167 | 14 | 1.01% | +56% |
| Other nuts | 2,945 | 40 | 0.27% | +9.7% |
| Whole milk powder | 2,494 | 49 | 0.05% | — |
| Asparagus | 2,387 | 24 | 0.03% | +3,410% |
| Vetches | 1,978 | 14 | 0.3% | −97% |
| Raw hides and skins of buffaloes | 1,884 | 16 | 0.13% | +175% |
| Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen | 1,519 | 15 | 0.12% | +176% |
| Butter of buffalo milk | 1,291 | 7 | 0.07% | −17% |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | 758 | 32 | 0.1% | −41% |
| Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled | 706 | 33 | 0.05% | +4.7% |
| Hempseed | 556 | 7 | 2.03% | +55,500% |
| Snails | 508 | 3 | 2.58% | −9.8% |
| Duck meat | 464 | 48 | 0.01% | +0.4% |
| Vanilla | 407 | 6 | 5.72% | +42% |
| Buffalo fat, unrendered | 309 | 16 | 0.07% | +176% |
| Linseed | 188 | 42 | 0.01% | — |
| Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed | 135 | 34 | 0.03% | +30% |
| Sorghum | 96 | 100 | 0% | +19% |
| Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling | 85 | 14 | 0.02% | +6.2% |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | 51 | 33 | 0.05% | −41% |
| Groundnut oil | 50 | 83 | 0% | +317% |
| Rabbit meat | 35 | 39 | 0% | 0.0% |
| Flax, raw or retted | 11 | 17 | 0% | +175% |
| Raw silk (not thrown) | 5 | 15 | 0.01% | −80% |
| True hemp, raw or retted | 1 | 20 | 0% | 0.0% |
Live animals, 2024
| Product | Head | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | 379,627,000 | 11 | 1.37% | +29% |
| Sheep | 44,080,584 | 7 | 3.24% | +42% |
| Cattle | 16,824,208 | 20 | 1.07% | +18% |
| Goats | 10,822,084 | 22 | 0.91% | +4.6% |
| Bees | 8,961,975 | 3 | 8.81% | +27% |
| Turkeys | 2,827,000 | 15 | 1.16% | −5.5% |
| Geese | 1,303,000 | 8 | 0.34% | +43% |
| Ducks | 390,000 | 41 | 0.03% | −2.5% |
| Buffalo | 162,051 | 20 | 0.08% | +33% |
| Horses | 70,360 | 55 | 0.13% | −47% |
| Asses | 65,003 | 36 | 0.12% | −62% |
| Rabbits and hares | 50,000 | 35 | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| Mules and hinnies | 13,856 | 26 | 0.18% | −67% |
| Pigs | 1,724 | 168 | 0% | −35% |
| Camels | 1,137 | 40 | 0% | −21% |
Turkey among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Turkey, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Turkey had 87.5 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar beet | 263 | 36.0 | 7.3× |
| Cow milk | 241 | 97.7 | 2.5× |
| Wheat | 238 | 97.8 | 2.4× |
| Tomatoes | 167 | 23.1 | 7.2× |
| Barley | 92.6 | 17.4 | 5.3× |
| Maize | 92.6 | 149 | 0.6× |
| Potatoes | 78.9 | 47.8 | 1.6× |
| Apples | 50.5 | 12.0 | 4.2× |
| Olives | 42.9 | 3.13 | 13.7× |
| Grapes | 39.6 | 9.30 | 4.3× |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 39.2 | 5.49 | 7.1× |
| Watermelons | 36.6 | 12.9 | 2.8× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Turkey reported exports of 163 and imports of 152 of the products covered here; it was the world’s largest exporter of quinces.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 1,079,093 | USD 1.28 bn | 1.18 | 3 of 113 |
| Olive oil | 100,758 | USD 649 m | 6.44 | 6 of 102 |
| Lentils, dry | 648,152 | USD 626 m | 0.97 | 3 of 104 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | 377,576 | USD 626 m | 1.66 | 9 of 123 |
| Wheat | 1,685,507 | USD 564 m | 0.33 | 18 of 102 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | 253,005 | USD 478 m | 1.89 | 7 of 105 |
| Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | 693,847 | USD 473 m | 0.68 | 3 of 107 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | 197,736 | USD 460 m | 2.33 | 3 of 107 |
| Pistachios, in shell | 41,133 | USD 444 m | 10.80 | 3 of 74 |
| Tomatoes | 482,052 | USD 419 m | 0.87 | 5 of 122 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soya beans | 3,754,048 | USD 1.77 bn | 0.47 | 5 of 165 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | 779,980 | USD 1.52 bn | 1.96 | 4 of 148 |
| Wheat | 5,677,626 | USD 1.36 bn | 0.24 | 10 of 176 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 1,406,067 | USD 1.33 bn | 0.95 | 2 of 186 |
| Maize (corn) | 4,510,657 | USD 1.03 bn | 0.23 | 15 of 190 |
| Palm oil | 739,865 | USD 738 m | 1.00 | 13 of 191 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | 86,364 | USD 528 m | 6.12 | 8 of 139 |
| Cocoa beans | 114,471 | USD 497 m | 4.34 | 10 of 108 |
| Lentils, dry | 646,531 | USD 460 m | 0.71 | 3 of 184 |
| Sesame seed | 244,875 | USD 450 m | 1.84 | 2 of 167 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Turkey?
By volume, the largest products of Turkey in 2024 were sugar beet (23.0 million t), cow milk (21.0 million t), wheat (20.8 million t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Turkey the world’s largest producer of anything?
Yes. In 2024 Turkey was the world’s largest producer of 8 products: apricots, cherries, hazelnuts, in shell, figs, quinces, carobs, butter and ghee of sheep milk, poppy seed.
How much sugar beet does Turkey produce per person?
About 263 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 36.0 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Turkey export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were sunflower-seed oil, crude (USD 1.28 bn), olive oil (USD 649 m), lentils, dry (USD 626 m), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Turkey import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were soya beans (USD 1.77 bn), cotton lint, ginned (USD 1.52 bn), wheat (USD 1.36 bn).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.