Iran vs Turkmenistan: Breakdown of habitable land area
Iran
6.13 million hectares
in 2019
Turkmenistan
8.93 million hectares
in 2019
Iran rank
9th
Turkmenistan rank
7th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Iran
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 8.93 million hectares against 6.13 million hectares in Iran, a difference of 2.80 million hectares.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.5 times Iran's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 9th and Turkmenistan ranks 7th of 235 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Iran or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 8.93 million hectares against 6.13 million hectares in Iran as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Iran and Turkmenistan?
- 2.80 million hectares, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkmenistan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Iran and Turkmenistan rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Iran ranks 9th 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.