Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 80.75 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkmenistan is 80.75 percent, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkmenistan peaked at 80.83 percent in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.75 percent, in 2011.
That places Turkmenistan 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 71.93 percent | — |
| 1993 | 71.93 percent | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 71.71 percent | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 71.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 71.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.61 percent | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.29 percent | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.07 percent | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.76 percent | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.41 percent | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 70.12 percent | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.76 percent | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.37 percent | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.05 percent | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.73 percent | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.43 percent | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.1 percent | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.75 percent | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.67 percent | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 71.1 percent | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 73.08 percent | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 74.55 percent | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 75.93 percent | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 77.49 percent | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 79.37 percent | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 80.83 percent | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 80.77 percent | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.79 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.75 percent | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.75 percent | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 80.75 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 6.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 80.75 percent is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 5.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.75 percent | 71.61 percent | 71.93 percent | 8 |
| 2000s | 69.9 percent | 68.43 percent | 71.29 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.79 percent | 67.75 percent | 80.83 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.77 percent | 80.75 percent | 80.79 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 1 Falkland Islands 93.19 percent compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 79.08 percent compare
- 4 Djibouti 73.34 percent compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 70.07 percent compare
More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6549 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5864 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkmenistan?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkmenistan was 80.75 percent 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 land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.83 percent in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.75 percent in 2011.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Turkmenistan ranks 2nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).