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Turkmenistan — Forest area

Also known as forest cover, woodland share, share of land covered by forest, woodland area.

Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Turkmenistan, 1992–2024.

Latest value · 2024
4.96%
Forest Area (% of Land Area) · % of land area · broadly flat since 1992
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Forest area for Turkmenistan was 4.96% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1992 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 4.96% in 1992. The lowest was 4.96% in 1992 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.00% per year.

Turkmenistan ranks 180 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 84%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 32.02%, so Turkmenistan sits below it. It peaked in 1992 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 50 of 57 economies; Tajikistan (3.06%) is just below it.

Data highlights

World ranking. Slipped: 168th of 201 in 1992 → 174th of 207 in 2000 → 176th of 209 in 2010 → 180th of 214 in 2020 → 178th of 209 in 2024.

Adjacent in the latest world ranking (180 of 214): Channel Islands (#179) · Bahrain (#181).

Key figures

Latest (2024)
4.96%
First (1992)
4.96%
Change
0.0%
Highest
4.96%
in 1992
Lowest
4.96%
in 1992
Average
4.96%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.00%
Years of data
33

Recent published years. 2024 — 4.96% · 2023 — 4.96% · 2022 — 4.96% · 2021 — 4.96% · 2020 — 4.96%.

Full history — 1992 to 2024

All 33 published years for this series, most recent first. Years the source does not publish are omitted rather than interpolated.

Turkmenistan — Forest area
Year% of land areaChange
20244.96%+0.0 pp
20234.96%+0.0 pp
20224.96%+0.0 pp
20214.96%+0.0 pp
20204.96%+0.0 pp
20194.96%+0.0 pp
20184.96%+0.0 pp
20174.96%+0.0 pp
20164.96%+0.0 pp
20154.96%+0.0 pp
20144.96%+0.0 pp
20134.96%+0.0 pp
20124.96%+0.0 pp
20114.96%+0.0 pp
20104.96%+0.0 pp
20094.96%+0.0 pp
20084.96%+0.0 pp
20074.96%+0.0 pp
20064.96%+0.0 pp
20054.96%+0.0 pp
20044.96%+0.0 pp
20034.96%+0.0 pp
20024.96%+0.0 pp
20014.96%+0.0 pp
20004.96%+0.0 pp
19994.96%+0.0 pp
19984.96%+0.0 pp
19974.96%+0.0 pp
19964.96%+0.0 pp
19954.96%+0.0 pp
19944.96%+0.0 pp
19934.96%+0.0 pp
19924.96%—
Reading this correctly. Land under naturally regenerated or planted stands of trees of at least five meters in situ, as a share of total land area. Figures are in % of land area. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.

Frequently asked questions

What was Turkmenistan’s Forest area in 1993?

4.96% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.

Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?

Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.

Is Turkmenistan’s Forest area growing or shrinking?

Between 1992 and 2024 the series was broadly flat overall: +0.0% in total.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.

What are the most recent published figures?

The last five published years: 2024: 4.96%; 2023: 4.96%; 2022: 4.96%; 2021: 4.96%; 2020: 4.96%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.

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Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.
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