Arable land in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Arable land was 0.0813 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Tajikistan, 1992–2023
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 hectares per person.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 0.0813 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Tajikistan peaked at 0.1522 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0813 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Tajikistan 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1389 hectares per person | 0.1263 hectares per person | 0.1522 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1117 hectares per person | 0.1003 hectares per person | 0.1247 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0937 hectares per person | 0.0886 hectares per person | 0.0976 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0835 hectares per person | 0.0813 hectares per person | 0.0861 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tajikistan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 16.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.1% (2023)
- Rural population 73.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 7.96 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.33 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 376,457 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,124 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.55 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Tajikistan?
- Arable land in Tajikistan was 0.0813 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1522 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0813 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for arable land?
- Tajikistan ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.