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
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.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, China or Turkmenistan?
- China, at 11.36 million hectares against 8.93 million hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between China and Turkmenistan?
- 2.43 million hectares, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkmenistan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do China and Turkmenistan rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- China ranks 5th and Turkmenistan ranks 7th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.