Eastern Africa vs Turkey: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Eastern Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 75,279 1000 ha against 20,224 1000 ha in Turkey, a difference of 55,055 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.7 times Turkey's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 19th of 32 groups.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,304 1000 ha | 23,874 1000 ha | 13,430 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 42,458 1000 ha | 25,178 1000 ha | 17,280 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 46,298 1000 ha | 24,702 1000 ha | 21,596 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 48,868 1000 ha | 24,520 1000 ha | 24,348 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 56,684 1000 ha | 23,056 1000 ha | 33,628 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 70,443 1000 ha | 20,411 1000 ha | 50,032 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 75,052 1000 ha | 20,036 1000 ha | 55,016 1000 ha | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Eastern Africa or Turkey?
- Eastern Africa, at 75,279 1000 ha against 20,224 1000 ha in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Eastern Africa and Turkey?
- 55,055 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Turkey rank globally for arable land — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 19th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.