Arable land use per person in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Arable land use per person was 0.2161 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Turkmenistan, 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
Turkmenistan recorded 0.2161 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.396 hectares per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2161 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Turkmenistan 56th 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.
Arable land use per person in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2807 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.2899 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2989 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3083 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3175 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3263 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3348 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3425 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3491 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3422 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3491 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3651 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3648 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.396 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3943 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3536 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3469 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3306 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3226 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3121 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.31 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3139 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2758 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2768 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2847 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2785 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2506 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2326 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2311 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.225 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2227 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2161 hectares per person | -3.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.2161 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.2161 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3124 hectares per person | 0.2807 hectares per person | 0.3425 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3592 hectares per person | 0.3306 hectares per person | 0.396 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2858 hectares per person | 0.2326 hectares per person | 0.3226 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2237 hectares per person | 0.2161 hectares per person | 0.2311 hectares per person | 4 |
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 use per person in Turkmenistan?
- Arable land use per person in Turkmenistan was 0.2161 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.396 hectares per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2161 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for arable land use per person?
- Turkmenistan ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.