Land use in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Land use was 1.05 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.05 million hectares
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
112th
of 223 countries
All-time high
1.08 million hectares
in 2022
All-time low
871,000 hectares
in 2008
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Land use in Tajikistan, 1992–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1992200720231992: 985.0k hectares1993: 998.0k hectares1994: 970.0k hectares1995: 959.0k hectares1996: 919.0k hectares1997: 917.0k hectares1998: 887.0k hectares1999: 886.0k hectares2000: 886.0k hectares2001: 883.0k hectares2002: 881.0k hectares2003: 880.0k hectares2004: 877.0k hectares2005: 874.0k hectares2006: 877.0k hectares2007: 873.0k hectares2008: 871.0k hectares2009: 884.4k hectares2010: 880.7k hectares2011: 877.8k hectares2012: 874.0k hectares2013: 905.6k hectares2014: 937.2k hectares2015: 968.8k hectares2016: 1.0M hectares2017: 1.0M hectares2018: 1.0M hectares2019: 1.0M hectares2020: 1.0M hectares2021: 1.0M hectares2022: 1.1M hectares2023: 1.0M hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 1.05 million hectares for land use in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use in Tajikistan peaked at 1.08 million hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 871,000 hectares, in 2008.

Tajikistan ranks 112th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 940,125 hectares 886,000 hectares 998,000 hectares 8
2000s 878,640 hectares 871,000 hectares 886,000 hectares 10
2010s 955,640 hectares 874,000 hectares 1.04 million hectares 10
2020s 1.05 million hectares 1.04 million hectares 1.08 million hectares 4

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

  1. 109 Papua New Guinea 1.22 million hectares compare
  2. 110 Mongolia 1.15 million hectares compare
  3. 111 Somalia 1.13 million hectares compare
  4. 113 Netherlands 1.04 million hectares compare
  5. 114 Croatia 947,000 hectares compare
  6. 115 Belgium 886,359 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use in Tajikistan?
Land use in Tajikistan was 1.05 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use recorded in Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 million hectares in 2022.
What is the lowest land use recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 871,000 hectares in 2008.
How does Tajikistan rank for land use?
Tajikistan ranks 112th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tajikistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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