Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 15.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial 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 15.9% for share of terrestrial 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 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Turkmenistan peaked at 15.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 203rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 15.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 37% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 15.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 24% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 15.9% | 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)
- 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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Turkmenistan?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Turkmenistan was 15.9% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Turkmenistan ranks 203rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).