Forest land — Area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Forest land — Area was 2,330 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Turkmenistan, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Turkmenistan is 2,330 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Turkmenistan peaked at 2,330 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,330 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Turkmenistan 116th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Area in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,330 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 2,330 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 2,330 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,330 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,330 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,330 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,330 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 113 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
- 114 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 115 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 2,257 1000 ha compare
- 118 Lithuania 2,216 1000 ha compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,162 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.705 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -10.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Turkmenistan?
- Forest land — area in Turkmenistan was 2,330 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,330 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,330 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for forest land — area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 116th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.