Forest area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Forest area was 2.33 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Turkmenistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 2.33 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Turkmenistan peaked at 2.33 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.33 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Turkmenistan 103rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 100 Sierra Leone 2.44 million hectares compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 2.41 million hectares compare
- 102 Uganda 2.37 million hectares compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 2.26 million hectares compare
- 105 Lithuania 2.22 million hectares compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.16 million hectares compare
More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 114.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 15.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 10.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0828 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0296 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0322 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Turkmenistan?
- Forest area in Turkmenistan was 2.33 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for forest area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 103rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.