Country area — Area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Country area — Area was 49,121 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 49,121 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Turkmenistan peaked at 49,121 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48,810 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Turkmenistan 63rd out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Country area — Area in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48,810 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48,810 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49,121 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49,121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49,121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49,121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49,121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49,121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 49,121 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,988 1000 ha, 4.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 49,121 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,660 1000 ha, 5.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,810 1000 ha | 48,810 1000 ha | 48,810 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 48,810 1000 ha | 48,810 1000 ha | 48,810 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,841 1000 ha | 48,810 1000 ha | 49,121 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,121 1000 ha | 49,121 1000 ha | 49,121 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 country area — area in Turkmenistan?
- Country area — area in Turkmenistan was 49,121 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 49,121 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,810 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for country area — area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 63rd out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.