Southern Africa vs Turkmenistan: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Southern Africa
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 84.32 % against 62.26 % in Southern Africa, a difference of 22.06 %.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.4 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Southern Africa ranks 3rd and Turkmenistan ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.62 % | 74.64 % | 12.01 % | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 62.6 % | 73.57 % | 10.98 % | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 62.18 % | 77.37 % | 15.19 % | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 62.24 % | 84.44 % | 22.2 % | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Southern Africa or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 84.32 % against 62.26 % in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Southern Africa and Turkmenistan?
- 22.06 %, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Southern Africa and Turkmenistan rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Southern Africa ranks 3rd and Turkmenistan ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.