Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Afghanistan
20.51 %
in 2024
Tajikistan
21.74 %
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
145th
Tajikistan rank
141st

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tajikistan
05101520196119922024

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 21.74 % against 20.51 % in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.23 %.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 145th and Tajikistan ranks 141st of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1990s 20.43 % 18.2 % 2.23 % Afghanistan
2000s 20.49 % 16.41 % 4.08 % Afghanistan
2010s 20.49 % 20.92 % 0.43 % Tajikistan
2020s 20.49 % 21.7 % 1.21 % Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Afghanistan or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 21.74 % against 20.51 % in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
1.23 %, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Tajikistan rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Afghanistan ranks 145th and Tajikistan ranks 141st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.