Afghanistan vs Turkey: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 38,640 1000 ha against 38,082 1000 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 558 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 40th of 255 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,903 1000 ha | 37,350 1000 ha | 552.67 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 38,044 1000 ha | 38,326 1000 ha | 282.52 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 1980s | 38,050 1000 ha | 38,391 1000 ha | 341.7 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 1990s | 37,879 1000 ha | 39,803 1000 ha | 1,924 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 2000s | 37,875 1000 ha | 40,375 1000 ha | 2,500 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 2010s | 37,931 1000 ha | 38,300 1000 ha | 369.28 1000 ha | Turkey |
| 2020s | 38,180 1000 ha | 38,316 1000 ha | 136.2 1000 ha | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Afghanistan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 38,640 1000 ha against 38,082 1000 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 558 1000 ha, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkey rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 40th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.