Ethiopia vs Turkmenistan: Land used for agriculture

Ethiopia
30.22 million
in 2010
Turkmenistan
30.46 million
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Turkmenistan rank
31st

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Turkmenistan
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M178018952010

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 30.46 million against 30.22 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 242,200.

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

Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Turkmenistan ranks 31st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 18 and Turkmenistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1780s 6.33 million 6.10 million 221,980 Ethiopia
1790s 6.41 million 6.53 million 127,140 Turkmenistan
1800s 6.49 million 6.99 million 507,880 Turkmenistan
1810s 6.56 million 7.49 million 923,210 Turkmenistan
1820s 6.65 million 8.01 million 1.36 million Turkmenistan
1830s 9.14 million 8.58 million 553,310 Ethiopia
1840s 11.58 million 9.20 million 2.39 million Ethiopia
1850s 14.00 million 9.86 million 4.14 million Ethiopia
1860s 16.37 million 10.57 million 5.80 million Ethiopia
1870s 18.72 million 11.33 million 7.38 million Ethiopia
1880s 21.02 million 12.18 million 8.85 million Ethiopia
1890s 23.30 million 13.09 million 10.21 million Ethiopia
1900s 25.55 million 14.07 million 11.48 million Ethiopia
1910s 26.68 million 15.12 million 11.57 million Ethiopia
1920s 29.51 million 16.25 million 13.26 million Ethiopia
1930s 32.56 million 17.48 million 15.08 million Ethiopia
1940s 35.88 million 18.76 million 17.11 million Ethiopia
1950s 39.39 million 20.12 million 19.27 million Ethiopia
1960s 44.75 million 26.61 million 18.14 million Ethiopia
1970s 38.53 million 27.23 million 11.30 million Ethiopia
1980s 38.42 million 27.63 million 10.79 million Ethiopia
1990s 36.50 million 28.04 million 8.46 million Ethiopia
2000s 27.75 million 30.51 million 2.76 million Turkmenistan
2010s 30.22 million 30.46 million 242,200 Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Ethiopia or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 30.46 million against 30.22 million in Ethiopia as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Ethiopia and Turkmenistan?
242,200, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkmenistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ethiopia and Turkmenistan rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Turkmenistan ranks 31st 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.