Turkmenistan vs United States: Breakdown of habitable land area
Turkmenistan
8.93 million hectares
in 2019
United States
14.09 million hectares
in 2019
Turkmenistan rank
7th
United States rank
4th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Turkmenistan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 14.09 million hectares against 8.93 million hectares in Turkmenistan, a difference of 5.16 million hectares.
That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Turkmenistan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Turkmenistan ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Turkmenistan or United States?
- United States, at 14.09 million hectares against 8.93 million hectares in Turkmenistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Turkmenistan and United States?
- 5.16 million hectares, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and United States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Turkmenistan and United States rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.