Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 84.32 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 84.32 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Turkmenistan peaked at 84.56 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.38 %, in 2011.
That places Turkmenistan 5th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 74.35 % | — |
| 1993 | 74.49 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 74.41 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 74.54 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.65 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 74.8 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.91 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 74.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.79 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.48 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.82 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.76 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.38 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 73.21 % | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 74.82 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 76.43 % | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 78.02 % | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 79.61 % | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 81.18 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 82.77 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 84.56 % | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 84.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.55 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.24 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.32 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.64 % | 74.35 % | 74.93 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 73.57 % | 72.1 % | 74.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.37 % | 71.38 % | 84.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.44 % | 84.24 % | 84.56 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 2 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 93.17 % compare
- 3 Lesotho 92.89 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 87.36 % compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 81.68 % compare
- 7 Uganda 80.28 % compare
- 8 South Africa 79.42 % compare
More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.705 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -18.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0011 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Turkmenistan?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Turkmenistan was 84.32 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.56 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.38 % in 2011.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 5th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.