Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1192 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.1192 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 193.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.1192 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Turkmenistan ranks 58th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +225.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +166.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2002 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0561 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0701 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.1192 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.1192 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +225.0% | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +166.3% | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -69.2% | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0204 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0448 ha per square kilometre | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | 0.0561 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0951 ha per square kilometre | 0.0701 ha per square kilometre | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan was 0.1192 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1192 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Turkmenistan ranks 58th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.