Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Agricultural area over the long-term
Namibia
39.63 million hectares
in 2025
Turkmenistan
39.02 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
29th
Turkmenistan rank
32nd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Namibia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 39.63 million hectares against 39.02 million hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 603,600 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Namibia ranks 29th and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 15 and Turkmenistan in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 224,953 hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1100s | 322,155 hectares | 3.65 million hectares | 3.33 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1200s | 461,358 hectares | 3.90 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1300s | 660,711 hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1400s | 946,203 hectares | 4.43 million hectares | 3.49 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1500s | 1.36 million hectares | 4.84 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1600s | 1.94 million hectares | 5.65 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1700s | 2.79 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1710s | 3.66 million hectares | 6.68 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1720s | 4.82 million hectares | 7.06 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1730s | 6.34 million hectares | 7.45 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1740s | 8.36 million hectares | 7.86 million hectares | 494,940 hectares | Namibia |
| 1750s | 11.05 million hectares | 8.30 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1760s | 10.85 million hectares | 8.76 million hectares | 2.09 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1770s | 10.66 million hectares | 9.25 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1780s | 10.46 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | 696,590 hectares | Namibia |
| 1790s | 10.27 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares | 41,600 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1800s | 10.07 million hectares | 10.88 million hectares | 810,000 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1810s | 9.88 million hectares | 11.49 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1820s | 9.68 million hectares | 12.13 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1830s | 9.49 million hectares | 12.80 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1840s | 9.29 million hectares | 13.51 million hectares | 4.22 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 9.10 million hectares | 14.26 million hectares | 5.17 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 10.06 million hectares | 15.06 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 11.12 million hectares | 15.89 million hectares | 4.77 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 12.30 million hectares | 16.78 million hectares | 4.48 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 13.60 million hectares | 17.71 million hectares | 4.11 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 15.04 million hectares | 18.70 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 17.70 million hectares | 19.74 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 20.64 million hectares | 20.83 million hectares | 190,100 hectares | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 25.42 million hectares | 21.99 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1940s | 31.04 million hectares | 23.22 million hectares | 7.82 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1950s | 38.41 million hectares | 27.50 million hectares | 10.90 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1960s | 39.27 million hectares | 32.99 million hectares | 6.28 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1970s | 39.31 million hectares | 34.14 million hectares | 5.17 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1980s | 39.32 million hectares | 34.76 million hectares | 4.56 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1990s | 38.72 million hectares | 35.05 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2000s | 39.68 million hectares | 34.68 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2010s | 39.65 million hectares | 34.21 million hectares | 5.44 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 39.62 million hectares | 39.03 million hectares | 598,417 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
- Namibia, at 39.63 million hectares against 39.02 million hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 603,600 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Namibia ranks 29th 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.