Afghanistan vs Turkey: Agricultural area over the long-term
Afghanistan
38.65 million hectares
in 2025
Turkey
38.84 million hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
35th
Turkey rank
34th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Afghanistan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 38.84 million hectares against 38.65 million hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 193,900 hectares.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Turkey in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.40 million hectares | 17.70 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1100s | 14.85 million hectares | 12.79 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 15.23 million hectares | 14.80 million hectares | 434,500 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 10.37 million hectares | 16.70 million hectares | 6.33 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1400s | 10.77 million hectares | 13.19 million hectares | 2.42 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1500s | 11.10 million hectares | 13.84 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1600s | 13.33 million hectares | 17.14 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1700s | 12.73 million hectares | 17.50 million hectares | 4.77 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1710s | 12.98 million hectares | 17.63 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1720s | 13.20 million hectares | 17.79 million hectares | 4.59 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1730s | 13.43 million hectares | 17.96 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1740s | 13.66 million hectares | 18.13 million hectares | 4.46 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1750s | 13.90 million hectares | 18.29 million hectares | 4.39 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1760s | 14.13 million hectares | 18.45 million hectares | 4.32 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1770s | 14.37 million hectares | 18.61 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1780s | 14.61 million hectares | 18.76 million hectares | 4.16 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1790s | 14.85 million hectares | 18.92 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1800s | 15.09 million hectares | 19.06 million hectares | 3.97 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1810s | 15.34 million hectares | 19.21 million hectares | 3.87 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1820s | 15.58 million hectares | 19.34 million hectares | 3.76 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1830s | 15.99 million hectares | 19.91 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1840s | 16.76 million hectares | 20.42 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1850s | 17.56 million hectares | 20.94 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1860s | 18.40 million hectares | 21.45 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1870s | 19.27 million hectares | 21.96 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1880s | 20.48 million hectares | 22.19 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1890s | 22.00 million hectares | 22.37 million hectares | 373,600 hectares | Turkey |
| 1900s | 23.62 million hectares | 22.52 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 25.36 million hectares | 22.64 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 27.33 million hectares | 24.41 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 29.24 million hectares | 26.52 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 31.09 million hectares | 30.58 million hectares | 504,800 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 34.74 million hectares | 35.82 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1960s | 37.88 million hectares | 37.26 million hectares | 612,630 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 38.04 million hectares | 38.33 million hectares | 282,520 hectares | Turkey |
| 1980s | 38.05 million hectares | 38.39 million hectares | 341,700 hectares | Turkey |
| 1990s | 37.88 million hectares | 39.80 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Turkey |
| 2000s | 37.88 million hectares | 40.38 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | Turkey |
| 2010s | 37.93 million hectares | 38.38 million hectares | 449,940 hectares | Turkey |
| 2020s | 38.43 million hectares | 38.39 million hectares | 45,700 hectares | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Afghanistan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 38.84 million hectares against 38.65 million hectares in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 193,900 hectares, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkey rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 34th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.