Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Grazing land use over the long term

Namibia
38.00 million
in 2025
Turkmenistan
37.17 million
in 2025
Namibia rank
17th
Turkmenistan rank
19th

Grazing land use over the long term over time

  • Namibia
  • Turkmenistan
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015122025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 38.00 million against 37.17 million in Turkmenistan, a difference of 825,000.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Namibia ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 19th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 17 and Turkmenistan in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1000s 224,953 3.24 million 3.01 million Turkmenistan
1100s 322,155 3.47 million 3.15 million Turkmenistan
1200s 461,358 3.71 million 3.25 million Turkmenistan
1300s 660,711 3.95 million 3.29 million Turkmenistan
1400s 946,203 4.23 million 3.29 million Turkmenistan
1500s 1.36 million 4.63 million 3.27 million Turkmenistan
1600s 1.94 million 5.41 million 3.47 million Turkmenistan
1700s 2.78 million 6.01 million 3.23 million Turkmenistan
1710s 3.65 million 6.41 million 2.77 million Turkmenistan
1720s 4.78 million 6.77 million 1.99 million Turkmenistan
1730s 6.27 million 7.15 million 880,690 Turkmenistan
1740s 8.21 million 7.55 million 666,940 Namibia
1750s 10.76 million 7.97 million 2.79 million Namibia
1760s 10.57 million 8.41 million 2.16 million Namibia
1770s 10.38 million 8.88 million 1.50 million Namibia
1780s 10.19 million 9.38 million 813,950 Namibia
1790s 10.00 million 9.90 million 100,640 Namibia
1800s 9.81 million 10.45 million 641,920 Turkmenistan
1810s 9.62 million 11.04 million 1.42 million Turkmenistan
1820s 9.43 million 11.65 million 2.22 million Turkmenistan
1830s 9.24 million 12.30 million 3.06 million Turkmenistan
1840s 9.05 million 12.99 million 3.94 million Turkmenistan
1850s 8.86 million 13.72 million 4.85 million Turkmenistan
1860s 9.80 million 14.48 million 4.68 million Turkmenistan
1870s 10.84 million 15.29 million 4.45 million Turkmenistan
1880s 11.98 million 16.14 million 4.16 million Turkmenistan
1890s 13.25 million 17.04 million 3.80 million Turkmenistan
1900s 14.65 million 17.99 million 3.35 million Turkmenistan
1910s 17.24 million 19.00 million 1.75 million Turkmenistan
1920s 20.11 million 20.06 million 52,500 Namibia
1930s 24.76 million 21.18 million 3.58 million Namibia
1940s 30.24 million 22.36 million 7.88 million Namibia
1950s 37.30 million 26.50 million 10.80 million Namibia
1960s 37.98 million 31.82 million 6.16 million Namibia
1970s 38.00 million 32.99 million 5.01 million Namibia
1980s 38.00 million 33.61 million 4.39 million Namibia
1990s 37.22 million 33.74 million 3.47 million Namibia
2000s 38.05 million 32.85 million 5.20 million Namibia
2010s 38.03 million 32.39 million 5.64 million Namibia
2020s 38.00 million 37.18 million 821,317 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
Namibia, at 38.00 million against 37.17 million in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
825,000, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
Namibia ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Grazing land use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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