Share of cereals allocated to human food in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 66.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 66.7% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Turkmenistan peaked at 87.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2006.
Turkmenistan ranks 75th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 40.8% | — |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 72.6% | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 85.5% | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 74.5% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +73.7% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | -11.6% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 66.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 66.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.9%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +73.7% | 45.5% | 79.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 40.8% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 33.0% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 70.5% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 66.7% | 75.7% | 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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Turkmenistan?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Turkmenistan was 66.7% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2006.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Turkmenistan ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.