Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 4.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Tajikistan, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Tajikistan is 4.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.3% on the previous year and up 124.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Tajikistan peaked at 6.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -20.0%, in 2014.
That places Tajikistan 38th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.8% | — |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +245.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -51.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +66.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | -16.7% | -499.1% |
| 2011 | -18.0% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | -19.7% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | -19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | -20.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | -19.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | -19.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | -18.8% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | -18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | -18.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -107.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +95.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +121.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -23.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 4.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 4.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.7%. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -499.1% | 4.2% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | +245.2% | 1.2% | 4.0% |
| 2022 | +121.7% | 2.8% | 6.2% |
| 2020 | +107.6% | -18.8% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | +95.2% | 1.4% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | -18.9% | -20.0% | -16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 1.4% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More agriculture & rural data for Tajikistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 314.01 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7384 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 16.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Tajikistan?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Tajikistan was 4.7% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.0% in 2014.
- How does Tajikistan rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Tajikistan ranks 38th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.