Turkey vs Ukraine: Land used for agriculture

Turkey
38.70 million
in 2010
Ukraine
39.54 million
in 2010
Turkey rank
22nd
Ukraine rank
21st

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M178018952010

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 39.54 million against 38.70 million in Turkey, a difference of 842,400.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Turkey ahead.

Turkey ranks 22nd and Ukraine ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 8 and Ukraine in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey Ukraine Difference Ahead
1780s 14.52 million 10.67 million 3.85 million Turkey
1790s 14.52 million 11.06 million 3.46 million Turkey
1800s 14.52 million 11.46 million 3.07 million Turkey
1810s 14.53 million 11.87 million 2.66 million Turkey
1820s 14.55 million 12.48 million 2.08 million Turkey
1830s 14.92 million 13.15 million 1.77 million Turkey
1840s 15.26 million 14.07 million 1.19 million Turkey
1850s 15.61 million 14.50 million 1.12 million Turkey
1860s 15.98 million 16.22 million 239,900 Ukraine
1870s 16.37 million 17.87 million 1.50 million Ukraine
1880s 16.59 million 20.59 million 4.01 million Ukraine
1890s 16.78 million 23.71 million 6.92 million Ukraine
1900s 16.93 million 28.16 million 11.22 million Ukraine
1910s 17.12 million 33.92 million 16.80 million Ukraine
1920s 18.56 million 33.87 million 15.31 million Ukraine
1930s 20.33 million 31.65 million 11.32 million Ukraine
1940s 24.08 million 33.13 million 9.05 million Ukraine
1950s 26.96 million 38.06 million 11.10 million Ukraine
1960s 34.90 million 42.83 million 7.93 million Ukraine
1970s 36.44 million 41.85 million 5.41 million Ukraine
1980s 36.81 million 41.48 million 4.68 million Ukraine
1990s 37.97 million 40.26 million 2.29 million Ukraine
2000s 39.73 million 40.04 million 309,900 Ukraine
2010s 38.70 million 39.54 million 842,400 Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Turkey or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 39.54 million against 38.70 million in Turkey as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Turkey and Ukraine?
842,400, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Ukraine?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Turkey and Ukraine rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Turkey ranks 22nd and Ukraine ranks 21st 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.