Afghanistan vs Türkiye: Land used for agriculture
Afghanistan
36.63 million
in 2010
Türkiye
38.70 million
in 2010
Afghanistan rank
25th
Türkiye rank
22nd
Land used for agriculture over time
- Afghanistan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 38.70 million against 36.63 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.06 million.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Türkiye ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Türkiye ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 4.11 million | 14.52 million | 10.40 million | Türkiye |
| 1790s | 4.45 million | 14.52 million | 10.07 million | Türkiye |
| 1800s | 4.82 million | 14.52 million | 9.70 million | Türkiye |
| 1810s | 5.22 million | 14.53 million | 9.32 million | Türkiye |
| 1820s | 5.65 million | 14.55 million | 8.91 million | Türkiye |
| 1830s | 6.17 million | 14.92 million | 8.75 million | Türkiye |
| 1840s | 6.88 million | 15.26 million | 8.38 million | Türkiye |
| 1850s | 7.69 million | 15.61 million | 7.92 million | Türkiye |
| 1860s | 8.59 million | 15.98 million | 7.39 million | Türkiye |
| 1870s | 9.62 million | 16.37 million | 6.75 million | Türkiye |
| 1880s | 10.92 million | 16.59 million | 5.67 million | Türkiye |
| 1890s | 12.52 million | 16.78 million | 4.27 million | Türkiye |
| 1900s | 14.35 million | 16.93 million | 2.58 million | Türkiye |
| 1910s | 16.44 million | 17.12 million | 676,500 | Türkiye |
| 1920s | 19.22 million | 18.56 million | 664,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 22.27 million | 20.33 million | 1.94 million | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 25.66 million | 24.08 million | 1.58 million | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 29.32 million | 26.96 million | 2.36 million | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 36.28 million | 34.90 million | 1.38 million | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 36.59 million | 36.44 million | 150,200 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 36.66 million | 36.81 million | 148,600 | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 36.68 million | 37.97 million | 1.29 million | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 36.61 million | 39.73 million | 3.11 million | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 36.63 million | 38.70 million | 2.06 million | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Afghanistan or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 38.70 million against 36.63 million in Afghanistan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Afghanistan and Türkiye?
- 2.06 million, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Türkiye?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Afghanistan and Türkiye rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Türkiye 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 Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.