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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Turkmenistan: Environment & Sustainability

How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?

Turkmenistan is placed 179th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 10.81 (2024); Water Stress 135.21 (2023).

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Environment & Sustainability

179th

of 186 countries placed

Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics158th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Turkmenistan on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    CO₂ Emissions per Capita

    Global Carbon Project

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    10.81

    Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)

    Lower is better

    Turkmenistan: 10.81. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.

    World median
    3.21
    Best in Central Asia
    1.014 Tajikistan
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 0.254 · Iran 8.656 · Kazakhstan 13.94 · Uzbekistan 3.829

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Water Stress

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    135.21

    Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)

    Lower is better

    Turkmenistan: 135.21. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.

    World median
    10
    Best in Central Asia
    33.57 Kazakhstan
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 54.76 · Iran 80.43 · Kazakhstan 33.57 · Uzbekistan 123.03

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Organic Agricultural Area

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    No reading

    Organic share of agricultural land (%)

    Higher is better

    FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Turkmenistan, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.

    World median
    0.725
    Best in Central Asia
    1.71 Tajikistan
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 0 · Iran 0.01 · Kazakhstan 0.13 · Uzbekistan 0.02

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Ecological Footprint

    Global Footprint Network

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    4.234

    Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)

    Lower is better

    Turkmenistan: 4.234. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.

    World median
    2.296
    Best in Central Asia
    1.033 Tajikistan
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 0.773 · Uzbekistan 2.295

03In context

Turkmenistan beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.

Central Asia
1st186thNot placed · 38 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on environment & sustainability

Turkmenistan and the countries it borders

Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%)Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Afghanistan=97th0.25454.7600.773
Uzbekistan=166th3.829123.030.022.295
Kazakhstan177th13.9433.570.13—
Turkmenistan179th10.81135.21—4.234
Iran180th8.65680.430.01—

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Central Asia

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.

Placed either side on environment & sustainability

The countries immediately above and below Turkmenistan in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Turkmenistan is ahead of the world, and behind

39 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median4

Statistics on which Turkmenistan does better than the middle country measured.

  • Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.319No earlier reading

    Turkmenistan: 0.319 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.

    Position 186th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.171.27▼ Worsened since 2015

    Turkmenistan: 1.27 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.

    Position 171st of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 54.6No earlier reading

    Turkmenistan: 4.6 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.

    Ranked 90th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.448▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0.448 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.

    Ranked 94th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Behind the world median13

Statistics on which Turkmenistan does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.667▲ Improved since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 0.667 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.

    Position 84th of 156 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5652.67▼ Worsened since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 2.67 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.

    Position 48th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4439.38▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 39.38 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.

    Ranked 145th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6633.738No earlier reading

    Turkmenistan: 3.738 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4530.5No real change since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 30.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.

    Position 33rd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.13.07▲ Improved since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 3.07 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528194.32No real change since 2012

    Turkmenistan: 194.32 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.

    Position 166th of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142▲ Improved since 2015

    Turkmenistan: 2 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.

    Position 176th of 186 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.320.03▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0.03 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 160th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.060.03▼ Worsened since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0.03 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 160th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.751,306No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 1,306 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.

    Position 1st of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.73817.45No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 17.45 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare2

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 00No real change since 2015

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No better end20

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9684.22Moved since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 84.22 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.

    Position 2nd of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63316.59Moved since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 316.59 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36347.31Moved since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 347.31 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.

    Position 14th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1492.75Moved since 2012

    Turkmenistan: 92.75 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.

    Position 15th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4742.233Moved since 2015

    Turkmenistan: 2.233 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.216Moved since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 0.216 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.

    Position 56th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69899.49Moved since 2015

    Turkmenistan: 899.49 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63517,726Moved since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 17,726 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.

    Position 68th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82460,512Moved since 2015

    Turkmenistan: 60,512 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.664.159No earlier reading

    Turkmenistan: 4.159 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.

    Position 54th of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278800,694No real change since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 800,694 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.

    Position 86th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8351.16Moved since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 51.16 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37516,165No real change since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 16,165 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.088.782No real change since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 8.782 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.

    Position 169th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.3Moved since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0.3 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.

    Position 152nd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7750.061Moved since 2015

    Turkmenistan: 0.061 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9540No real change since 1990

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490Moved since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.09No real change since 2013

    Turkmenistan: 0.09 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.

    Position 178th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440Moved since 2014

    Turkmenistan: 0 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No current reading for Turkmenistan

Adjusted Net Savings, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Forest Area within Legally Established Protected Areas, Mangrove Area, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) (last 2019), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Environment & Sustainability among Turkmenistan’s 14 topics

Environment & Sustainability is Turkmenistan’s 11th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Risk & Resiliencejoint 48th of 193
  2. Development & Human Capital73rd of 196
  3. Peace & Security80th of 177
  4. Health & Wellbeing123rd of 200
  5. Education & Knowledge126th of 198
  6. Food & Agriculturejoint 122nd of 184
  7. Work & Labour123rd of 182
  8. Economy & Innovation130th of 176
  9. Digital & Technology172nd of 198
  10. Gender & Equality172nd of 183
  11. Environment & Sustainability179th of 186
  12. Governance & Institutions188th of 194
  13. Democracy & Civil Liberties194th of 198
  14. Energy165th of 165

No standing on Mobility & Trade, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on environment & sustainability

The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Turkmenistan can most readily be measured against.

All 186 countries
  1. 1

    Angola

    Middle Africa

    1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale

  2. 2

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Middle Africa

    2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

  3. 3

    Sierra Leone

    Western Africa

    3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Asia

    Palestine24th2/4 keys

  2. Highest in Central Asia

    Tajikistan69th4/4 keys

  3. This page

    Turkmenistan179th3/4 keys

Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Turkmenistan on environment & sustainability: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Turkmenistan rank on environment & sustainability?

Turkmenistan is placed 179th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Turkmenistan?

10.81 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.

What is the latest Water Stress figure for Turkmenistan?

135.21 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.

How does Turkmenistan compare with Iran on environment & sustainability?

Iran is placed 180th of 186, and Turkmenistan 179th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Iran 8.656, Turkmenistan 10.81; Water Stress: Iran 80.43, Turkmenistan 135.21.

How have Turkmenistan’s environment & sustainability figures changed?

CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 8.589 in 2000 to 10.81 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 127.91 in 2000 to 135.21 in 2023; Ecological Footprint rose from 3.698 in 2000 to 4.234 in 2025.

Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Turkmenistan?

No current reading is published for Turkmenistan on Adjusted Net Savings, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Forest Area within Legally Established Protected Areas, Mangrove Area, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.

About environment & sustainability, in full

How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 39 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Turkmenistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Turkmenistan: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/turkmenistan/environment

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