ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 21.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Turkmenistan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Turkmenistan stood at 21.9 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Turkmenistan peaked at 41.7 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21.9 %, in 2025.
That places Turkmenistan 71st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40 % | — |
| 1992 | 40.7 % | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 40.5 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.4 % | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 41.7 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 41.1 % | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 41.6 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 40.9 % | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 39.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 39.1 % | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 38.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 38.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 37.1 % | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 35.9 % | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 34.8 % | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 33.7 % | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 32.4 % | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 31.6 % | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.5 % | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 28.5 % | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.5 % | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 26.6 % | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 26 % | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 24.8 % | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2 % | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.6 % | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 23.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 23.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 22.8 % | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 22.3 % | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 22.2 % | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 21.9 % | -1.4% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 21.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.75 %, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 21.9 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2 %, 5.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.84 % | 39.7 % | 41.7 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.9 % | 31.6 % | 39.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.68 % | 23.6 % | 30.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.75 % | 21.9 % | 23.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Turkmenistan?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Turkmenistan was 21.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 % in 2025.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Turkmenistan ranks 71st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.