What is the highest surface area recorded in Turkmenistan?

The highest recorded value was 491,209 sq. km in 2019.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Turkmenistan?

The lowest recorded value was 488,100 sq. km in 1961.

How does Turkmenistan rank for surface area?

Turkmenistan ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Turkmenistan

Name: Surface area in Turkmenistan
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Turkmenistan: Surface area was 491,209 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

491,209 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

54th

of 215 countries

All-time high

491,209 sq. km

in 2019

All-time low

488,100 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Turkmenistan, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for surface area in Turkmenistan is 491,209 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Turkmenistan peaked at 491,209 sq. km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 488,100 sq. km, in 1961.

Turkmenistan ranks 54th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	9
1970s	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	10
1980s	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	10
1990s	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	10
2000s	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	10
2010s	488,411 sq. km	488,100 sq. km	491,209 sq. km	10
2020s	491,209 sq. km	491,209 sq. km	491,209 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

51 Yemen, Rep. 527,970 sq. km compare
52 Thailand 513,115 sq. km compare
53 Spain 505,976 sq. km compare
55 Cameroon 475,440 sq. km compare
56 Papua New Guinea 462,840 sq. km compare
57 Uzbekistan 448,920 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Turkmenistan

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.16 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.4% (2025)
Rural population 4.03 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Rural population 52.9% (2025)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.4% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 12.4% (2025)
Land under cereal production 800,694 hectares (2023)
Cereal production 1.47 million metric tons (2023)
Cereal yield 1,834 kg per hectare (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Turkmenistan?: Surface area in Turkmenistan was 491,209 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Turkmenistan?: The highest recorded value was 491,209 sq. km in 2019.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Turkmenistan?: The lowest recorded value was 488,100 sq. km in 1961.
How does Turkmenistan rank for surface area?: Turkmenistan ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.