China vs Turkmenistan: Breakdown of habitable land area

China
11.36 million hectares
in 2019
Turkmenistan
8.93 million hectares
in 2019
China rank
5th
Turkmenistan rank
7th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • China
  • Turkmenistan
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M201520172019

How they compare

China currently reports 11.36 million hectares against 8.93 million hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 2.43 million hectares.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Turkmenistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and Turkmenistan ranks 7th of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.