Tajikistan - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Tajikistan was 47,277 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47,594 in 2009 and a minimum value of 44,700 in 1994.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1992 44,890
1993 45,430
1994 44,700
1995 45,820
1996 45,850
1997 45,620
1998 45,470
1999 45,680
2000 45,730
2001 45,730
2002 45,710
2003 45,960
2004 46,500
2005 46,720
2006 47,350
2007 47,290
2008 47,270
2009 47,594
2010 47,557
2011 47,528
2012 47,490
2013 47,462
2014 47,417
2015 47,383
2016 47,335
2017 47,401
2018 47,277

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Tajikistan was 34.06 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 34.17 in 2014, while its lowest value was 31.94 in 1994.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1992 32.07
1993 32.46
1994 31.94
1995 32.74
1996 32.76
1997 32.60
1998 32.49
1999 32.64
2000 32.67
2001 32.67
2002 32.66
2003 32.84
2004 33.22
2005 33.38
2006 33.83
2007 33.79
2008 33.77
2009 34.01
2010 33.98
2011 33.96
2012 33.93
2013 33.91
2014 34.17
2015 34.14
2016 34.11
2017 34.15
2018 34.06

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use