Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 80.75 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Turkmenistan stood at 80.75 %.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Turkmenistan peaked at 80.83 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.75 %, in 2011.
That places Turkmenistan 2nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 71.93 % | — |
| 1993 | 71.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 71.71 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 71.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 71.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.29 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.41 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 70.12 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.76 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.37 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.73 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.1 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.75 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.67 % | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 71.1 % | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 73.08 % | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 74.55 % | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 75.93 % | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 77.49 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 79.37 % | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 80.83 % | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 80.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.79 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.75 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.75 % | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 80.75 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64 %, 6.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 80.75 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 4.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.75 % | 71.61 % | 71.93 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 69.9 % | 68.43 % | 71.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.79 % | 67.75 % | 80.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.76 % | 80.75 % | 80.79 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 1 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 93.17 % compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 79.55 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 74.74 % compare
- 5 Lesotho 73.68 % compare
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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Turkmenistan?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Turkmenistan was 80.75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.83 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.75 % in 2011.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 2nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land 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.