Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,834 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 1,834 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Turkmenistan peaked at 3,288 kg per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 824.2 kg per hectare, in 1996.
Turkmenistan ranks 129th of 180 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,911 kg per hectare | 824.2 kg per hectare | 2,611 kg per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,328 kg per hectare | 1,100 kg per hectare | 3,288 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,728 kg per hectare | 1,366 kg per hectare | 2,214 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,010 kg per hectare | 1,834 kg per hectare | 2,191 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Turkmenistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2008)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 38.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1236 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1236 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1524 (2023)
- Population living in slums 8.4% (2022)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 25,070 (2017)
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Turkmenistan?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Turkmenistan was 1,834 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,288 kg per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 824.2 kg per hectare in 1996.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Turkmenistan ranks 129th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.