Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 3.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area used for arable agriculture in Turkmenistan is 3.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Turkmenistan peaked at 4.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1992.
Turkmenistan ranks 151st of 206 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 land area used for arable agriculture in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.4% | — |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 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)
- 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 land area used for arable agriculture in Turkmenistan?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Turkmenistan was 3.4% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1992.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Turkmenistan ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.