Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 9,188 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Turkmenistan stood at 9,188 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Turkmenistan peaked at 10,240 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6,682 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Turkmenistan 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,078 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 6,682 1000 ha | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 6,937 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 7,543 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 7,411 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7,477 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 7,555 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 7,882 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 8,341 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 8,156 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8,724 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 9,199 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 9,335 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 9,725 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 8,913 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 9,052 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9,775 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 10,240 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 8,815 1000 ha | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 8,194 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 8,982 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 9,006 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9,293 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 9,188 1000 ha | -1.1% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 9,188 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.445 1000 ha, 20647.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 9,188 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.06 1000 ha, 153138.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,545 1000 ha | 6,682 1000 ha | 8,341 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 9,193 1000 ha | 8,156 1000 ha | 10,240 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,933 1000 ha | 8,194 1000 ha | 9,293 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.93 1000 ha compare
- 12 Pakistan 13,237 1000 ha compare
- 13 Morocco 11,159 1000 ha compare
- 13 Polynesia 0.04 1000 ha compare
- 14 Algeria 9,933 1000 ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.03 1000 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 1000 ha compare
- 16 India 7,709 1000 ha compare
- 17 Afghanistan 7,189 1000 ha compare
- 18 Spain 5,027 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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Turkmenistan?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Turkmenistan was 9,188 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,240 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,682 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Turkmenistan ranks 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.