Military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0787 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.0787 people per square kilometre for military personnel, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.0787 people per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 117th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0596 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0596 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0319 people per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0447 people per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0447 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0447 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0319 people per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0298 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0383 people per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0383 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0617 people per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0596 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0553 people per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0553 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0553 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0638 people per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.0787 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.0787 people per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2964 people per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0436 people per square kilometre | 0.0319 people per square kilometre | 0.0596 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0487 people per square kilometre | 0.0298 people per square kilometre | 0.0617 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0613 people per square kilometre | 0.0468 people per square kilometre | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | 0.0787 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 114 Angola 0.0858 people per square kilometre compare
- 115 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0849 people per square kilometre compare
- 116 South Sudan 0.0839 people per square kilometre compare
- 118 Yemen 0.0758 people per square kilometre compare
- 119 Zimbabwe 0.075 people per square kilometre compare
- 120 Senegal 0.0727 people per square kilometre 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 military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan was 0.0787 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0787 people per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Turkmenistan ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.