Ethiopia vs Turkmenistan: Agricultural area over the long-term
Ethiopia
39.20 million hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
39.02 million hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Turkmenistan rank
32nd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Ethiopia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 39.20 million hectares against 39.02 million hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 181,200 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 18 and Turkmenistan in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.41 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1100s | 1.63 million hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 2.03 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1200s | 1.84 million hectares | 3.90 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1300s | 2.17 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1400s | 2.50 million hectares | 4.43 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1500s | 2.83 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1600s | 3.18 million hectares | 5.65 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1700s | 3.53 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1710s | 4.41 million hectares | 6.68 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1720s | 5.29 million hectares | 7.06 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1730s | 6.17 million hectares | 7.45 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1740s | 7.05 million hectares | 7.86 million hectares | 815,600 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1750s | 7.93 million hectares | 8.30 million hectares | 374,810 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1760s | 8.80 million hectares | 8.76 million hectares | 41,640 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1770s | 9.68 million hectares | 9.25 million hectares | 432,410 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 10.56 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | 796,090 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 11.44 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 12.32 million hectares | 10.88 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 13.20 million hectares | 11.49 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 14.07 million hectares | 12.13 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 14.95 million hectares | 12.80 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 15.83 million hectares | 13.51 million hectares | 2.32 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 16.71 million hectares | 14.26 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 16.71 million hectares | 15.06 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 16.71 million hectares | 15.89 million hectares | 814,300 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 16.88 million hectares | 16.78 million hectares | 98,100 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 17.05 million hectares | 17.71 million hectares | 665,500 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 17.22 million hectares | 18.70 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 18.46 million hectares | 19.74 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 19.60 million hectares | 20.83 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 21.65 million hectares | 21.99 million hectares | 342,300 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 23.45 million hectares | 23.22 million hectares | 230,600 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 28.82 million hectares | 27.50 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 33.63 million hectares | 32.99 million hectares | 643,530 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 34.97 million hectares | 34.14 million hectares | 839,310 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 33.62 million hectares | 34.76 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 30.97 million hectares | 35.05 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 32.87 million hectares | 34.68 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 37.04 million hectares | 34.21 million hectares | 2.83 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 38.80 million hectares | 39.03 million hectares | 224,683 hectares | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Ethiopia or Turkmenistan?
- Ethiopia, at 39.20 million hectares against 39.02 million hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Ethiopia and Turkmenistan?
- 181,200 hectares, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkmenistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Turkmenistan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd 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.