Terrestrial protected areas in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Terrestrial protected areas was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Turkmenistan, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Turkmenistan is 4.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Turkmenistan peaked at 4.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2014.
That places Turkmenistan 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.3% | — |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +34.4% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Turkmenistan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,722 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 282.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 291.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Turkmenistan?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Turkmenistan was 4.3% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Turkmenistan ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.