Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Turkmenistan

Employment in agriculture in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 21.9%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 18.1 pp.

2025 21.9% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 78of 182
Period maximum 41.7%1995
Period minimum 21.9%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Turkmenistan, 1991–202520253035404519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 40%1992: 40.7%1993: 40.5%1994: 41.4%1995: 41.7%1996: 41.1%1997: 41.6%1998: 40.9%1999: 39.7%2000: 39.1%2001: 38.5%2002: 38.2%2003: 37.7%2004: 37.1%2005: 35.9%2006: 34.8%2007: 33.7%2008: 32.4%2009: 31.6%2010: 30.7%2011: 29.5%2012: 28.5%2013: 27.5%2014: 26.6%2015: 26%2016: 25.4%2017: 24.8%2018: 24.2%2019: 23.6%2020: 23.9%2021: 23.4%2022: 22.8%2023: 22.3%2024: 22.2%2025: 21.9%
Change over the period: −18.1 pp Annual average: -0.53 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan 21.9%
World 25.8%
Central Asia computed 21.3%
Employment in agriculture — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.9 −0.3 pp
2024 22.2 −0 pp
2023 22.3 −0.6 pp
2022 22.8 −0.6 pp
2021 23.4 −0.5 pp
2020 23.9 +0.2 pp
2019 23.6 −0.6 pp
2018 24.2 −0.6 pp
2017 24.8 −0.6 pp
2016 25.4 −0.6 pp
2015 26 −0.6 pp
2014 26.6 −0.9 pp
2013 27.5 −0.9 pp
2012 28.5 −1 pp
2011 29.5 −1.2 pp
2010 30.7 −0.9 pp
2009 31.6 −0.7 pp
2008 32.4 −1.3 pp
2007 33.7 −1.1 pp
2006 34.8 −1.1 pp
2005 35.9 −1.2 pp
2004 37.1 −0.7 pp
2003 37.7 −0.5 pp
2002 38.2 −0.3 pp
2001 38.5 −0.6 pp
2000 39.1 −0.6 pp
1999 39.7 −1.2 pp
1998 40.9 −0.7 pp
1997 41.6 +0.6 pp
1996 41.1 −0.7 pp
1995 41.7 +0.3 pp
1994 41.4 +0.9 pp
1993 40.5 −0.2 pp
1992 40.7 +0.7 pp
1991 40

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.