Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0072 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Turkmenistan, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.0072 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.0076 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 1997.
Turkmenistan ranks 9th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.001 ha per person | +30.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 ha per person | +218.3% |
| 1995 | 0.001 ha per person | -69.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per person | -37.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | -38.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 ha per person | +161.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 ha per person | +42.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.002 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 ha per person | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 ha per person | -5.6% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.0072 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 6.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.0072 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +218.3% | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person |
| 2000 | +161.1% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person |
| 1995 | -69.8% | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 6 Belgium 0.0085 ha per person compare
- 7 Rwanda 0.0073 ha per person compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0072 ha per person compare
- 10 Nepal 0.0071 ha per person compare
- 11 North Macedonia 0.0066 ha per person compare
- 12 Tajikistan 0.006 ha per person 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Turkmenistan?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Turkmenistan was 0.0072 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1997.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Turkmenistan ranks 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.