Chad vs Turkey: Has the world passed peak agricultural land?

Chad
39.91 million
in 2010
Turkey
38.70 million
in 2010
Chad rank
20th
Turkey rank
22nd

Has the world passed peak agricultural land? over time

  • Chad
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 39.91 million against 38.70 million in Turkey, a difference of 1.21 million.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Turkey ahead.

Chad ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 22nd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 18 and Turkey in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Turkey Difference Ahead
1780s 10.59 million 14.52 million 3.92 million Turkey
1790s 11.44 million 14.52 million 3.08 million Turkey
1800s 12.35 million 14.52 million 2.18 million Turkey
1810s 13.32 million 14.53 million 1.22 million Turkey
1820s 14.36 million 14.55 million 198,200 Turkey
1830s 15.46 million 14.92 million 541,800 Chad
1840s 16.65 million 15.26 million 1.39 million Chad
1850s 17.91 million 15.61 million 2.30 million Chad
1860s 19.26 million 15.98 million 3.28 million Chad
1870s 20.70 million 16.37 million 4.33 million Chad
1880s 22.24 million 16.59 million 5.65 million Chad
1890s 23.87 million 16.78 million 7.09 million Chad
1900s 25.62 million 16.93 million 8.69 million Chad
1910s 27.48 million 17.12 million 10.37 million Chad
1920s 29.48 million 18.56 million 10.92 million Chad
1930s 31.60 million 20.33 million 11.26 million Chad
1940s 33.86 million 24.08 million 9.78 million Chad
1950s 36.19 million 26.96 million 9.23 million Chad
1960s 38.60 million 34.90 million 3.70 million Chad
1970s 38.55 million 36.44 million 2.11 million Chad
1980s 38.74 million 36.81 million 1.93 million Chad
1990s 38.78 million 37.97 million 817,300 Chad
2000s 39.41 million 39.73 million 313,800 Turkey
2010s 39.91 million 38.70 million 1.21 million Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the world passed peak agricultural land?, Chad or Turkey?
Chad, at 39.91 million against 38.70 million in Turkey as of 2010.
What is the difference in has the world passed peak agricultural land? between Chad and Turkey?
1.21 million, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Turkey?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Chad and Turkey rank globally for has the world passed peak agricultural land??
Chad ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the world passed peak agricultural land?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Has the world passed peak agricultural land?
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and pasture used for grazing livestock. This is shown for three sources, which use different methods of estimation. While they disagree on how much land is used for agriculture, and the exact date that it peaked, they do all agree that we have passed the peak.