What is land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan?

Land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan was 37.17 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Turkmenistan?

The highest recorded value was 37.18 million hectares in 2019.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Turkmenistan?

The lowest recorded value was 3.24 million hectares in 1000.

How does Turkmenistan rank for land use over the long-term?

Turkmenistan ranks 19th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Turkmenistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan

Name: Land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkmenistan: Land use over the long-term was 37.17 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

37.17 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

19th

of 202 countries

All-time high

37.18 million hectares

in 2019

All-time low

3.24 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan is 37.17 million hectares, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan peaked at 37.18 million hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.24 million hectares, in 1000.

Turkmenistan ranks 19th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	3.24 million hectares	3.24 million hectares	3.24 million hectares	1
1100s	3.47 million hectares	3.47 million hectares	3.47 million hectares	1
1200s	3.71 million hectares	3.71 million hectares	3.71 million hectares	1
1300s	3.95 million hectares	3.95 million hectares	3.95 million hectares	1
1400s	4.23 million hectares	4.23 million hectares	4.23 million hectares	1
1500s	4.63 million hectares	4.63 million hectares	4.63 million hectares	1
1600s	5.41 million hectares	5.41 million hectares	5.41 million hectares	1
1700s	6.01 million hectares	6.01 million hectares	6.01 million hectares	1
1710s	6.41 million hectares	6.41 million hectares	6.41 million hectares	1
1720s	6.77 million hectares	6.77 million hectares	6.77 million hectares	1
1730s	7.15 million hectares	7.15 million hectares	7.15 million hectares	1
1740s	7.55 million hectares	7.55 million hectares	7.55 million hectares	1
1750s	7.97 million hectares	7.97 million hectares	7.97 million hectares	1
1760s	8.41 million hectares	8.41 million hectares	8.41 million hectares	1
1770s	8.88 million hectares	8.88 million hectares	8.88 million hectares	1
1780s	9.38 million hectares	9.38 million hectares	9.38 million hectares	1
1790s	9.90 million hectares	9.90 million hectares	9.90 million hectares	1
1800s	10.45 million hectares	10.45 million hectares	10.45 million hectares	1
1810s	11.04 million hectares	11.04 million hectares	11.04 million hectares	1
1820s	11.65 million hectares	11.65 million hectares	11.65 million hectares	1
1830s	12.30 million hectares	12.30 million hectares	12.30 million hectares	1
1840s	12.99 million hectares	12.99 million hectares	12.99 million hectares	1
1850s	13.72 million hectares	13.72 million hectares	13.72 million hectares	1
1860s	14.48 million hectares	14.48 million hectares	14.48 million hectares	1
1870s	15.29 million hectares	15.29 million hectares	15.29 million hectares	1
1880s	16.14 million hectares	16.14 million hectares	16.14 million hectares	1
1890s	17.04 million hectares	17.04 million hectares	17.04 million hectares	1
1900s	17.99 million hectares	17.99 million hectares	17.99 million hectares	1
1910s	19.00 million hectares	19.00 million hectares	19.00 million hectares	1
1920s	20.06 million hectares	20.06 million hectares	20.06 million hectares	1
1930s	21.18 million hectares	21.18 million hectares	21.18 million hectares	1
1940s	22.36 million hectares	22.36 million hectares	22.36 million hectares	1
1950s	26.50 million hectares	23.61 million hectares	30.23 million hectares	10
1960s	31.82 million hectares	31.26 million hectares	32.58 million hectares	10
1970s	32.99 million hectares	32.57 million hectares	33.25 million hectares	10
1980s	33.61 million hectares	33.31 million hectares	33.85 million hectares	10
1990s	33.74 million hectares	33.65 million hectares	33.88 million hectares	10
2000s	32.85 million hectares	32.16 million hectares	33.50 million hectares	10
2010s	32.39 million hectares	31.84 million hectares	37.18 million hectares	10
2020s	37.18 million hectares	37.17 million hectares	37.18 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

16 Mauritania 39.25 million hectares compare
17 Namibia 38.00 million hectares compare
18 Madagascar 37.30 million hectares compare
20 Colombia 35.30 million hectares compare
21 Mali 34.64 million hectares compare
22 Bolivia 33.00 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Turkmenistan

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 114.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 15.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 10.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0828 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0296 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0322 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan?: Land use over the long-term in Turkmenistan was 37.17 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Turkmenistan?: The highest recorded value was 37.18 million hectares in 2019.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Turkmenistan?: The lowest recorded value was 3.24 million hectares in 1000.
How does Turkmenistan rank for land use over the long-term?: Turkmenistan ranks 19th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Turkmenistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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