Arable land use per person in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Arable land use per person was 0.0813 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Tajikistan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.0813 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Tajikistan peaked at 0.1522 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0813 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Tajikistan 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1389 hectares per person | 0.1263 hectares per person | 0.1522 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1117 hectares per person | 0.1003 hectares per person | 0.1247 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.0886 hectares per person | 0.0976 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0835 hectares per person | 0.0813 hectares per person | 0.0861 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Tajikistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Tajikistan?
- Arable land use per person in Tajikistan was 0.0813 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1522 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0813 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for arable land use per person?
- Tajikistan ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.