Ethiopia vs Turkey: Agricultural area over the long-term
Ethiopia
39.20 million hectares
in 2025
Turkey
38.84 million hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Turkey rank
34th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Ethiopia
- Turkey
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 39.20 million hectares against 38.84 million hectares in Turkey, a difference of 363,200 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.41 million hectares | 17.70 million hectares | 16.28 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1100s | 1.63 million hectares | 12.79 million hectares | 11.16 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1200s | 1.84 million hectares | 14.80 million hectares | 12.96 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1300s | 2.17 million hectares | 16.70 million hectares | 14.53 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1400s | 2.50 million hectares | 13.19 million hectares | 10.69 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1500s | 2.83 million hectares | 13.84 million hectares | 11.01 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1600s | 3.18 million hectares | 17.14 million hectares | 13.96 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1700s | 3.53 million hectares | 17.50 million hectares | 13.97 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1710s | 4.41 million hectares | 17.63 million hectares | 13.21 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1720s | 5.29 million hectares | 17.79 million hectares | 12.50 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1730s | 6.17 million hectares | 17.96 million hectares | 11.79 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1740s | 7.05 million hectares | 18.13 million hectares | 11.08 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1750s | 7.93 million hectares | 18.29 million hectares | 10.36 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1760s | 8.80 million hectares | 18.45 million hectares | 9.65 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1770s | 9.68 million hectares | 18.61 million hectares | 8.93 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1780s | 10.56 million hectares | 18.76 million hectares | 8.20 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1790s | 11.44 million hectares | 18.92 million hectares | 7.48 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1800s | 12.32 million hectares | 19.06 million hectares | 6.75 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1810s | 13.20 million hectares | 19.21 million hectares | 6.01 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1820s | 14.07 million hectares | 19.34 million hectares | 5.27 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1830s | 14.95 million hectares | 19.91 million hectares | 4.96 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1840s | 15.83 million hectares | 20.42 million hectares | 4.59 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1850s | 16.71 million hectares | 20.94 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1860s | 16.71 million hectares | 21.45 million hectares | 4.74 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1870s | 16.71 million hectares | 21.96 million hectares | 5.25 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1880s | 16.88 million hectares | 22.19 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1890s | 17.05 million hectares | 22.37 million hectares | 5.33 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1900s | 17.22 million hectares | 22.52 million hectares | 5.31 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1910s | 18.46 million hectares | 22.64 million hectares | 4.17 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1920s | 19.60 million hectares | 24.41 million hectares | 4.81 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1930s | 21.65 million hectares | 26.52 million hectares | 4.87 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1940s | 23.45 million hectares | 30.58 million hectares | 7.14 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1950s | 28.82 million hectares | 35.82 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1960s | 33.63 million hectares | 37.26 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1970s | 34.97 million hectares | 38.33 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1980s | 33.62 million hectares | 38.39 million hectares | 4.77 million hectares | Turkey |
| 1990s | 30.97 million hectares | 39.80 million hectares | 8.83 million hectares | Turkey |
| 2000s | 32.87 million hectares | 40.38 million hectares | 7.51 million hectares | Turkey |
| 2010s | 37.04 million hectares | 38.38 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Turkey |
| 2020s | 38.80 million hectares | 38.39 million hectares | 412,667 hectares | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Ethiopia or Turkey?
- Ethiopia, at 39.20 million hectares against 38.84 million hectares in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Ethiopia and Turkey?
- 363,200 hectares, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkey?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Turkey rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st 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.