Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,995 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Turkmenistan is 1,995 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Turkmenistan peaked at 1,995 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,500 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Turkmenistan 40th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,500 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,600 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1,744 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 1,750 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,800 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,850 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,880 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,900 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,950 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,980 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,990 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,991 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 1,995 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 348.1 1000 ha, 5.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 1,995 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 217.08 1000 ha, 9.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,730 1000 ha | 1,500 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,953 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,995 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,995 1000 ha | 1,995 1000 ha | 1,995 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,995 1000 ha | 1,995 1000 ha | 1,995 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 land area equipped for irrigation — area in Turkmenistan?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Turkmenistan was 1,995 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,995 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 40th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.