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Forest cover — Turkmenistan

Forest cover in Turkmenistan in 2023 — 8.78%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 213.

2023 8.78% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 169of 213
Period maximum 8.78%1992
Period minimum 8.78%1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Turkmenistan, 1992–2023678910111992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 8.78%1993: 8.78%1994: 8.78%1995: 8.78%1996: 8.78%1997: 8.78%1998: 8.78%1999: 8.78%2000: 8.78%2001: 8.78%2002: 8.78%2003: 8.78%2004: 8.78%2005: 8.78%2006: 8.78%2007: 8.78%2008: 8.78%2009: 8.78%2010: 8.78%2011: 8.78%2012: 8.78%2013: 8.78%2014: 8.78%2015: 8.78%2016: 8.78%2017: 8.78%2018: 8.78%2019: 8.78%2020: 8.78%2021: 8.78%2022: 8.78%2023: 8.78%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan 8.78%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Central Asia computed 3.36%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.78 +0 pp
2022 8.78 +0 pp
2021 8.78 +0 pp
2020 8.78 +0 pp
2019 8.78 +0 pp
2018 8.78 +0 pp
2017 8.78 +0 pp
2016 8.78 +0 pp
2015 8.78 +0 pp
2014 8.78 +0 pp
2013 8.78 +0 pp
2012 8.78 +0 pp
2011 8.78 +0 pp
2010 8.78 +0 pp
2009 8.78 +0 pp
2008 8.78 +0 pp
2007 8.78 +0 pp
2006 8.78 +0 pp
2005 8.78 +0 pp
2004 8.78 +0 pp
2003 8.78 +0 pp
2002 8.78 +0 pp
2001 8.78 +0 pp
2000 8.78 +0 pp
1999 8.78 +0 pp
1998 8.78 +0 pp
1997 8.78 +0 pp
1996 8.78 +0 pp
1995 8.78 +0 pp
1994 8.78 +0 pp
1993 8.78 +0 pp
1992 8.78 —

Central Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TM Turkmenistan 8.78 UZ Uzbekistan 8.55 KG Kyrgyzstan 7.14 TJ Tajikistan 3.08 KZ Kazakhstan 1.31
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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