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

Latest (2023)
80.75 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
80.83 percent
in 2019
All-time low
67.75 percent
in 2011
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023

0204060801992200720231992: 71.9 percent1993: 71.9 percent1994: 71.7 percent1995: 71.7 percent1996: 71.7 percent1997: 71.7 percent1998: 71.7 percent1999: 71.6 percent2000: 71.3 percent2001: 71.1 percent2002: 70.8 percent2003: 70.4 percent2004: 70.1 percent2005: 69.8 percent2006: 69.4 percent2007: 69 percent2008: 68.7 percent2009: 68.4 percent2010: 68.1 percent2011: 67.8 percent2012: 69.7 percent2013: 71.1 percent2014: 73.1 percent2015: 74.5 percent2016: 75.9 percent2017: 77.5 percent2018: 79.4 percent2019: 80.8 percent2020: 80.8 percent2021: 80.8 percent2022: 80.8 percent2023: 80.8 percent

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 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 208 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

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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).