Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 14.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Turkmenistan, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 14.1% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Turkmenistan peaked at 14.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 147th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.8% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 124.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Turkmenistan?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Turkmenistan was 14.1% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Turkmenistan ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).