Arable land — Area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Arable land — Area was 1,640 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Turkmenistan is 1,640 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Turkmenistan peaked at 1,902 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,107 1000 ha, in 1992.
Turkmenistan ranks 96th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,323 1000 ha | 1,107 1000 ha | 1,538 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,696 1000 ha | 1,499 1000 ha | 1,902 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,637 1000 ha | 1,545 1000 ha | 1,711 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,610 1000 ha | 1,596 1000 ha | 1,640 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 877.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 80.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 95.76 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 37,947 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 39.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 4.14 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.22 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Turkmenistan?
- Arable land — area in Turkmenistan was 1,640 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,902 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,107 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for arable land — area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 96th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Arable 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.