Cropland — Area per capita in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.22 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Turkmenistan stood at 0.22 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.38 ha/cap in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.22 ha/cap, in 2023.
Turkmenistan ranks 81st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.346 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.273 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.228 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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)
- Arable land — Area 1,640 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Turkmenistan?
- Cropland — area per capita in Turkmenistan was 0.22 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 ha/cap in 2005.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Turkmenistan ranks 81st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.