What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between South Africa and Türkiye?

0 5 year moving average, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Türkiye: GOAL 15: Life on Land

South Africa

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

Türkiye

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Africa rank

1st

Türkiye rank

1st

GOAL 15: Life on Land over time

South Africa
Türkiye

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in Türkiye, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Türkiye ahead.

South Africa ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1 5 year moving average	1 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.9223 5 year moving average	0.95 5 year moving average	0.0277 5 year moving average	Türkiye
2020s	0.9127 5 year moving average	0.9127 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 15: life on land, South Africa or Türkiye?: South Africa, at 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between South Africa and Türkiye?: 0 5 year moving average, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Türkiye?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Türkiye rank globally for goal 15: life on land?: South Africa ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database