Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Land use over the long-term
Namibia
38.00 million hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
37.17 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
17th
Turkmenistan rank
19th
Land use over the long-term over time
- Namibia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 38.00 million hectares against 37.17 million hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 825,000 hectares.
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 hectares | 3.24 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1100s | 322,155 hectares | 3.47 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1200s | 461,358 hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1300s | 660,711 hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1400s | 946,203 hectares | 4.23 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1500s | 1.36 million hectares | 4.63 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1600s | 1.94 million hectares | 5.41 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1700s | 2.78 million hectares | 6.01 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1710s | 3.65 million hectares | 6.41 million hectares | 2.77 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1720s | 4.78 million hectares | 6.77 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1730s | 6.27 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | 880,690 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1740s | 8.21 million hectares | 7.55 million hectares | 666,940 hectares | Namibia |
| 1750s | 10.76 million hectares | 7.97 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1760s | 10.57 million hectares | 8.41 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1770s | 10.38 million hectares | 8.88 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1780s | 10.19 million hectares | 9.38 million hectares | 813,950 hectares | Namibia |
| 1790s | 10.00 million hectares | 9.90 million hectares | 100,640 hectares | Namibia |
| 1800s | 9.81 million hectares | 10.45 million hectares | 641,920 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1810s | 9.62 million hectares | 11.04 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1820s | 9.43 million hectares | 11.65 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1830s | 9.24 million hectares | 12.30 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1840s | 9.05 million hectares | 12.99 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 8.86 million hectares | 13.72 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 9.80 million hectares | 14.48 million hectares | 4.68 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 10.84 million hectares | 15.29 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 11.98 million hectares | 16.14 million hectares | 4.16 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 13.25 million hectares | 17.04 million hectares | 3.80 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 14.65 million hectares | 17.99 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 17.24 million hectares | 19.00 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 20.11 million hectares | 20.06 million hectares | 52,500 hectares | Namibia |
| 1930s | 24.76 million hectares | 21.18 million hectares | 3.58 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1940s | 30.24 million hectares | 22.36 million hectares | 7.88 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1950s | 37.30 million hectares | 26.50 million hectares | 10.80 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1960s | 37.98 million hectares | 31.82 million hectares | 6.16 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1970s | 38.00 million hectares | 32.99 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1980s | 38.00 million hectares | 33.61 million hectares | 4.39 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1990s | 37.22 million hectares | 33.74 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2000s | 38.05 million hectares | 32.85 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2010s | 38.03 million hectares | 32.39 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 38.00 million hectares | 37.18 million hectares | 821,317 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
- Namibia, at 38.00 million hectares against 37.17 million hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 825,000 hectares, 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 land use over the long-term?
- Namibia ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 19th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.