Afghanistan vs Indonesia: Land used for agriculture

Afghanistan
36.63 million
in 2010
Indonesia
33.93 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
25th
Indonesia rank
27th

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Indonesia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M178018952010

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 36.63 million against 33.93 million in Indonesia, a difference of 2.70 million.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Indonesia ranks 27th of 179 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Indonesia Difference Ahead
1780s 4.11 million 3.00 million 1.12 million Afghanistan
1790s 4.45 million 3.21 million 1.23 million Afghanistan
1800s 4.82 million 3.45 million 1.37 million Afghanistan
1810s 5.22 million 3.74 million 1.48 million Afghanistan
1820s 5.65 million 4.04 million 1.61 million Afghanistan
1830s 6.17 million 4.36 million 1.81 million Afghanistan
1840s 6.88 million 4.71 million 2.17 million Afghanistan
1850s 7.69 million 5.05 million 2.64 million Afghanistan
1860s 8.59 million 6.18 million 2.42 million Afghanistan
1870s 9.62 million 7.43 million 2.19 million Afghanistan
1880s 10.92 million 8.73 million 2.19 million Afghanistan
1890s 12.52 million 10.11 million 2.41 million Afghanistan
1900s 14.35 million 11.50 million 2.85 million Afghanistan
1910s 16.44 million 13.35 million 3.09 million Afghanistan
1920s 19.22 million 15.26 million 3.96 million Afghanistan
1930s 22.27 million 16.89 million 5.38 million Afghanistan
1940s 25.66 million 18.57 million 7.09 million Afghanistan
1950s 29.32 million 20.74 million 8.57 million Afghanistan
1960s 36.28 million 23.33 million 12.95 million Afghanistan
1970s 36.59 million 23.25 million 13.35 million Afghanistan
1980s 36.66 million 23.08 million 13.58 million Afghanistan
1990s 36.68 million 27.81 million 8.87 million Afghanistan
2000s 36.61 million 30.18 million 6.44 million Afghanistan
2010s 36.63 million 33.93 million 2.70 million Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Afghanistan or Indonesia?
Afghanistan, at 36.63 million against 33.93 million in Indonesia as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Afghanistan and Indonesia?
2.70 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Indonesia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Afghanistan and Indonesia rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Indonesia ranks 27th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land used for agriculture
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 use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.