Agricultural land use per person in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Agricultural land use per person was 6.73 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.73 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 202 countries
All-time high
20.24 hectares per person
in 1960
All-time low
6.14 hectares per person
in 2018
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Turkmenistan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Turkmenistan is 6.73 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Turkmenistan peaked at 20.24 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.14 hectares per person, in 2018.
That places Turkmenistan 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 20.04 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 20.07 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1200 | 20.1 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1300 | 20.12 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1400 | 20.14 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1500 | 20.17 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1600 | 20.19 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1700 | 20.2 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1710 | 20.21 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 20.21 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 20.21 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 20.21 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 20.21 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 20.21 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 20.22 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 20.22 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 20.22 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 20.22 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 20.22 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 20.22 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 20.22 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 20.22 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 20.23 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 20.24 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 19.56 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 18.98 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 18.4 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 17.86 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 17.48 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 17.03 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 16.62 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 16.19 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 15.82 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 15.36 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 14.93 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 14.6 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 14.31 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 13.96 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 13.51 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 13.23 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 12.95 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 12.62 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 12.31 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 12.04 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 11.74 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 11.54 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 11.29 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 11.03 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 10.81 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 10.53 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 10.19 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 9.97 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 9.77 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 9.55 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 9.26 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 9.01 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.79 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 8.56 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 8.36 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 8.25 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.15 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.05 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.94 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 7.81 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 7.7 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.6 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.51 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.41 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.33 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.21 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.06 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.94 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.82 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.71 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.54 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.48 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.37 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.32 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.27 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.14 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.05 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 6.98 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.92 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.87 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.82 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.77 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 6.73 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 20.04 hectares per person | 20.04 hectares per person | 20.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 20.07 hectares per person | 20.07 hectares per person | 20.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 20.1 hectares per person | 20.1 hectares per person | 20.1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 20.12 hectares per person | 20.12 hectares per person | 20.12 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 20.14 hectares per person | 20.14 hectares per person | 20.14 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 20.17 hectares per person | 20.17 hectares per person | 20.17 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 20.19 hectares per person | 20.19 hectares per person | 20.19 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 20.2 hectares per person | 20.2 hectares per person | 20.2 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 20.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 20.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 20.24 hectares per person | 20.24 hectares per person | 20.24 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 20.24 hectares per person | 20.24 hectares per person | 20.24 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.82 hectares per person | 15.82 hectares per person | 20.24 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.78 hectares per person | 12.31 hectares per person | 15.36 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.89 hectares per person | 9.77 hectares per person | 12.04 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.59 hectares per person | 7.94 hectares per person | 9.55 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.34 hectares per person | 6.82 hectares per person | 7.81 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.47 hectares per person | 6.14 hectares per person | 7.05 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.85 hectares per person | 6.73 hectares per person | 6.98 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 5 Kazakhstan 11.74 hectares per person compare
- 6 Botswana 10.39 hectares per person compare
- 7 Mauritania 8.54 hectares per person compare
- 9 Western Sahara 6.57 hectares per person compare
- 10 Iceland 4.79 hectares per person compare
- 11 Uruguay 4.09 hectares 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 agricultural land use per person in Turkmenistan?
- Agricultural land use per person in Turkmenistan was 6.73 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.24 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.14 hectares per person in 2018.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Turkmenistan ranks 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.