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 106th of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,107 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,169 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 1,230 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1,292 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1,354 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 1,415 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,477 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,538 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1,600 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,499 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1,560 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1,664 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1,695 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,875 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 1,902 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,738 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 1,738 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,689 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1,682 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,663 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,628 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,711 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1,545 1000 ha | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 1,597 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,697 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,698 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,563 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 1,582 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,606 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,596 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,610 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,598 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1,640 1000 ha | +2.6% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 1,640 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 1,640 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -10.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 106th out of 248 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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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.