Share global forest in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share global forest was 0.0563 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0563
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
103rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0563
in 2025
All-time low
0.0536
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Turkmenistan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.0563 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.0563 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0536, in 1990.
That places Turkmenistan 103rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0536 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0538 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0539 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.054 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0542 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0543 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0544 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0546 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0547 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0549 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.055 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.055 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0551 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0551 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0552 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0552 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0553 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0553 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0554 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0554 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0555 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0555 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0556 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0556 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0557 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0557 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0558 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0558 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0559 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0559 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0559 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.056 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0561 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0561 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0562 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0563 | +0.1% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.0563 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.0563 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0542 | 0.0536 | 0.0549 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0552 | 0.055 | 0.0554 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0557 | 0.0555 | 0.0559 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0561 | 0.0559 | 0.0563 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 100 Sierra Leone 0.0588 compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 0.0581 compare
- 102 Uganda 0.0572 compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 0.0545 compare
- 105 Lithuania 0.0535 compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0522 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 share global forest in Turkmenistan?
- Share global forest in Turkmenistan was 0.0563 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0563 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0536 in 1990.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share global forest?
- Turkmenistan ranks 103rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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