Arable land in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Arable land was 0.2161 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Turkmenistan is 0.2161 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.396 hectares per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2161 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Turkmenistan 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2807 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.2899 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2989 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3083 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3175 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3263 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3348 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3425 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3491 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3422 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3491 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3651 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3648 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.396 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3943 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3536 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3469 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3306 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3226 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3121 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.31 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3139 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2758 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2768 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2847 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2785 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2506 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2326 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2311 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.225 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2227 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2161 hectares per person | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3124 hectares per person | 0.2807 hectares per person | 0.3425 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3592 hectares per person | 0.3306 hectares per person | 0.396 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2858 hectares per person | 0.2326 hectares per person | 0.3226 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2237 hectares per person | 0.2161 hectares per person | 0.2311 hectares per person | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 12.36 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 12.36 (2025)
- Rural population 52.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Turkmenistan?
- Arable land in Turkmenistan was 0.2161 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.396 hectares per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2161 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for arable land?
- Turkmenistan ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.