Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 12.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Turkmenistan, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 12.1% for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and up 3,348.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Turkmenistan peaked at 17.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.7%, in 2011.
Turkmenistan ranks 13th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | -0.7% | — |
| 2004 | -1.1% | +53.8% |
| 2005 | -1.7% | +54.8% |
| 2006 | -2.3% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | -2.7% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | -3.2% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | -3.8% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | -4.2% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | -4.7% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | -2.2% | -53.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -116.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +715.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +91.6% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +48.8% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -19.1% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 12.1% 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 Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +715.3% | 0.4% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.9% | -3.8% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | -4.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 12.1% | 17.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 10 Burundi 14.2% compare
- 11 Belize 13.8% compare
- 12 Vietnam 13.3% compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.7% compare
- 15 American Samoa 11.3% compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 11.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Turkmenistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1236 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 808.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5289 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.4% (2025)
- Rural population 52.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Turkmenistan?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Turkmenistan was 12.1% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.7% in 2011.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Turkmenistan ranks 13th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,348.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.