Human caused air pollution exposure in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Human caused air pollution exposure was 19.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.03
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
65th
of 240 countries
All-time high
19.03
in 2024
All-time low
14.12
in 2004
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Turkmenistan, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Turkmenistan is 19.03, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Turkmenistan peaked at 19.03 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.12, in 2004.
That places Turkmenistan 65th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.07 | — |
| 1999 | 15.88 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 14.29 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 14.53 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 14.88 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 14.34 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.12 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.63 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 15.5 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.4 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.3 | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 14.97 | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 16.24 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 18.95 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 16.91 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 14.51 | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 15.32 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 15.19 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.06 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.48 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 15.56 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 16.35 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 15.35 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 16.93 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 16.88 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.94 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 19.03 | +0.5% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 19.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 19.03 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.25, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.48 | 15.88 | 17.07 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.2 | 14.12 | 18.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 | 14.51 | 18.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.43 | 15.35 | 19.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 62 South Korea 19.59 compare
- 63 North Macedonia 19.42 compare
- 64 Bulgaria 19.14 compare
- 66 Zimbabwe 18.9 compare
- 67 Philippines 18.36 compare
- 68 Georgia 18.32 compare
More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.004 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 4.88 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 79.11 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -10.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Turkmenistan?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Turkmenistan was 19.03 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.03 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.12 in 2004.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Turkmenistan ranks 65th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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