Land use in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Land use was 1.63 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 1.63 million hectares for land use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Turkmenistan peaked at 2.06 million hectares in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million hectares, in 1992.
That places Turkmenistan 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 1.35 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million hectares | 1.62 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | 1.65 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Turkmenistan?
- Land use in Turkmenistan was 1.63 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million hectares in 2006.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million hectares in 1992.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for land use?
- Turkmenistan ranks 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 (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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