Spain vs Turkey: Arable land use per person
Spain
0.2378 hectares per person
in 2023
Turkey
0.2376 hectares per person
in 2023
Spain rank
44th
Turkey rank
45th
Arable land use per person over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2378 hectares per person against 0.2376 hectares per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Spain ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4991 hectares per person | 0.7391 hectares per person | 0.24 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.4468 hectares per person | 0.6224 hectares per person | 0.1756 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.4947 hectares per person | 0.0881 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.3675 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.0392 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.2976 hectares per person | 0.3359 hectares per person | 0.0383 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.2627 hectares per person | 0.2631 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.2429 hectares per person | 0.2367 hectares per person | 0.0062 hectares per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, at 0.2378 hectares per person against 0.2376 hectares per person in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Spain and Turkey?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Spain ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 45th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.