Estimates of Grain Output per Worker in the Ottoman Empire

For details of the estimation procedure, see Metin Coşgel, 2006. “Agricultural Productivity in the Ottoman Empire,”Research in Economic History, 24: 161-87.

 

District Year High Estimate (bu. of wheat equivalent) Low Estimate (bu. of wheat equivalent) Index of Labor Productivity (Bursa, 1521=100) at Contemporary Local Prices Index of Labor Productivity (Bursa, 1521=100) at Bursa, 1521 Prices
Bursa 1521 300 132 100 100
Bursa 1573 121 53 40 52
Inegöl 1521 276 122 92 92
Inegöl 1573 133 59 44 57
Yarhisar 1487 313 138 104 101
Yarhisar 1521 250 110 83 83
Yarhisar 1573 113 50 38 48
Ermeni Pazarı 1573 57 25 19 24
Domaniç 1487 218 96 73 70
Domaniç 1573 86 38 29 37
Yenişehir 1521 446 196 149 149
Yenişehir 1573 199 88 66 85
Sögüd 1487 255 112 85 82
Sögüd 1521 185 81 62 62
Sögüd 1573 116 51 39 50
Göl 1487 362 159 121 116
Göl 1521 176 78 59 59
Göl 1573 122 54 41 52
Yenice-i Taraklu 1487 162 71 54 52
Yenice-i Taraklu 1573 75 33 25 32
Geyve 1487 325 143 108 104
Geyve 1521 151 66 50 50
Geyve 1573 112 49 37 48
Akyazı 1487 145 64 48 47
Akyazı 1521 77 34 26 26
Akyazı 1573 84 37 28 36
Akhisar 1521 363 160 121 121
Akhisar 1573 185 81 62 79
Göynük 1487 206 90 69 66
Göynük 1521 197 87 66 66
Göynük 1573 119 52 40 51
Beğ Bazarı 1487 203 89 68 65
Beğ Bazarı 1521 181 80 61 61
Beğ Bazarı 1573 130 57 43 56
Estergom 1570 197 87 66 85
Novigrad 1570 379 167 127 163
Budapest 1546 132 58 44 56
Budapest 1562 225 99 75 97
Srem 1566 213 94 71 107
Gyula 1567 176 77 59 63
Gyula 1579 242 106 81 95
Trikala 1454 104 46 35 36
Herzegovina 1477 256 113 86 88
Evia Island 1474 160 70 53 49
Çemişgezek 1518 183 81 61 52
Çemişgezek 1541 100 44 33 32
Çemişgezek 1566 76 34 26 25
Mardin 1564 162 71 54 52
Berriyecik 1564 169 74 56 72
Hasankeyf 1564 152 67 51 49
Nisibin 1564 340 150 114 122
Akçakala 1564 149 66 50 53
Singar 1564 105 46 35 37
Habur 1564 43 19 14 11
Ana 1564 209 92 70 66
Maraş 1563 164 72 55 49
Malatya 1560 103 45 34 37
Gerger 1560 74 32 25 26
Kahta 1560 85 37 28 30
Behesni 1560 114 50 38 41
Antep 1536 415 183 139 148
Antep 1543 486 214 162 156
Antep 1574 294 129 98 94
Tel-Bāşer 1543 613 270 205 197
Tel-Bāşer 1574 417 183 139 134
Nehr ül-Cevāz 1543 426 187 142 137
Nehr ül-Cevāz 1574 201 88 67 65
Erbil 1542 326 143 109 126
Ajlun 1538 206 91 69 82
Ajlun 1596 305 134 102 114
Gaza 1596 268 118 90 103
Lajjun 1538 430 189 143 167
Lajjun 1596 642 282 214 241
Nablus 1596 202 89 67 123
Hawran 1596 330 145 110 118
Jerusalem 1596 182 80 61 70
Safad 1596 181 80 61 72