Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 29,870 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
29,870 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
19th
of 223 countries
All-time high
31,395 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
24,789 1000 ha
in 2005
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan, 2001–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k2001201220242001: 31.4k 1000 ha2002: 27.6k 1000 ha2003: 25.8k 1000 ha2004: 25.2k 1000 ha2005: 24.8k 1000 ha2006: 25.2k 1000 ha2007: 25.4k 1000 ha2008: 26.3k 1000 ha2009: 26.5k 1000 ha2010: 26.5k 1000 ha2011: 26.7k 1000 ha2012: 25.9k 1000 ha2013: 26.1k 1000 ha2014: 26.7k 1000 ha2015: 26.8k 1000 ha2016: 26.5k 1000 ha2017: 26.7k 1000 ha2018: 27.4k 1000 ha2019: 25.9k 1000 ha2020: 25.9k 1000 ha2021: 26.8k 1000 ha2022: 28.1k 1000 ha2023: 29.5k 1000 ha2024: 29.9k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Turkmenistan is 29,870 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Turkmenistan peaked at 31,395 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24,789 1000 ha, in 2005.

That places Turkmenistan 19th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 31,395 1000 ha —
2002 27,619 1000 ha -12.0%
2003 25,778 1000 ha -6.7%
2004 25,185 1000 ha -2.3%
2005 24,789 1000 ha -1.6%
2006 25,233 1000 ha +1.8%
2007 25,445 1000 ha +0.8%
2008 26,253 1000 ha +3.2%
2009 26,474 1000 ha +0.8%
2010 26,486 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 26,662 1000 ha +0.7%
2012 25,939 1000 ha -2.7%
2013 26,100 1000 ha +0.6%
2014 26,705 1000 ha +2.3%
2015 26,831 1000 ha +0.5%
2016 26,500 1000 ha -1.2%
2017 26,732 1000 ha +0.9%
2018 27,392 1000 ha +2.5%
2019 25,918 1000 ha -5.4%
2020 25,898 1000 ha -0.1%
2021 26,754 1000 ha +3.3%
2022 28,104 1000 ha +5.0%
2023 29,454 1000 ha +4.8%
2024 29,870 1000 ha +1.4%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 29,870 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.38 1000 ha, 12576.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 29,870 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 1000 ha, 29573.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26,464 1000 ha 24,789 1000 ha 31,395 1000 ha 9
2010s 26,527 1000 ha 25,918 1000 ha 27,392 1000 ha 10
2020s 28,016 1000 ha 25,898 1000 ha 29,870 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.49 1000 ha compare
  2. 16 Pakistan 33,071 1000 ha compare
  3. 17 Afghanistan 30,947 1000 ha compare
  4. 18 Oman 30,045 1000 ha compare
  5. 18 Timor-Leste 0.06 1000 ha compare
  6. 19 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha compare
  7. 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
  8. 20 Iraq 29,036 1000 ha compare
  9. 21 Chile 27,842 1000 ha compare
  10. 22 Western Sahara 26,790 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Turkmenistan?
Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Turkmenistan was 29,870 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 31,395 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 24,789 1000 ha in 2005.
How does Turkmenistan rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
Turkmenistan ranks 19th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.