Inland waters — Area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Inland waters — Area was 877.7 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 877.7 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
The figure is down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Turkmenistan peaked at 1,817 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 769 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Turkmenistan 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1,817 1000 ha | 1,817 1000 ha | 1,817 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,817 1000 ha | 1,817 1000 ha | 1,817 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,712 1000 ha | 769.3 1000 ha | 1,817 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 834.34 1000 ha | 769 1000 ha | 877.7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 53 Papua New Guinea 998 1000 ha compare
- 54 Zambia 922 1000 ha compare
- 56 Romania 832 1000 ha compare
- 57 Tunisia 825 1000 ha compare
- 58 Kyrgyzstan 815 1000 ha compare
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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.22 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Turkmenistan?
- Inland waters — area in Turkmenistan was 877.7 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 769 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for inland waters — area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 55th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. 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 Inland waters — Area. 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.