Land use in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Land use was 1.05 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Tajikistan, 1992–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
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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