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Turkmenistan
RegionFormer Soviet States
GDPNA[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capitaNA[$]
Population6.03[millions]
Land Area490263.93[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 118 37.00 8.90
Ecosystem Vitality 108 40.70 8.50
Biodiversity 156 22.90 0.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 158 18.80 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 154 22.40 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 165 5.30 3.60
Biodiversity Habitat Index 81 44.50 NA
Species Protection Index 147 18.10 0.30
Species Habitat Index 18 96.40 -1.80
Ecosystem Services 11 84.00 49.00
Tree cover loss 1 100.00 77.30
Grassland loss 56 57.40 13.20
Wetland loss 154 14.30 -85.70
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 146 46.70 -10.30
SO2 growth rate 133 53.30 -8.90
NOx growth rate 149 40.10 -11.70
Agriculture 32 51.80 -11.60
Pesticide 25 63.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 81 39.90 -23.10
Water Resources 78 9.80 NA
Wastewater treatment 78 9.80 NA
Health 81 42.30 6.10
Air Quality 78 38.70 5.80
PM2.5 172 0.90 0.90
Household solid fuels 35 82.60 14.30
Ozone 81 48.40 2.80
NOx 70 33.50 -2.50
SO2 74 56.80 -0.20
CO 54 61.60 -1.20
VOC 54 47.60 -3.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 92 47.40 9.10
Sanitation 100 46.90 9.20
Drinking water 77 47.70 9.00
Heavy Metals 112 42.90 5.40
Lead 112 42.90 5.40
Waste Management 54 48.50 0.50
Solid waste 57 65.20 NA
Recycling 94 15.30 1.60
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 129 30.20 11.00
Climate Change 129 30.20 11.00
CO2 growth rate 108 29.50 18.10
CH4 growth rate 157 17.50 17.50
F-gas growth rate 83 59.00 59.00
N2O growth rate 78 66.20 66.20
Black Carbon growth rate 161 34.40 34.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 143 17.60 -4.50
CO2 from land cover 1 100.00 NA
GHG intensity trend 10 83.70 10.90
GHG per capita 172 NA -8.90

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
Uruguay 37.4
South Africa 37.2
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Honduras 36.5
GDP per capita
Central African Republic 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Mozambique 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Issue Performance
Jordan 43.6
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Turkmenistan 37
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Iran 34.5
Oman 30.7
Mauritania 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Government Effectiveness
Zimbabwe 46.2
Turkmenistan 37
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lebanon 32.2
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Mali 28.5
Nigeria 28.3
Madagascar 28
Myanmar 19.4
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 47.5
Venezuela 46.4
Central African Republic 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Republic of Congo 40.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Iran 34.5
Eritrea 31.7
Sudan 27.6
Voice and Accountability
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Eritrea 31.7
Laos 30.7
Burundi 30.5
China 28.4
Rule of Law
Zimbabwe 46.2
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Eritrea 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Control of Corruption
Venezuela 46.4
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Republic of Congo 40.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Eritrea 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Sudan 27.6
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Djibouti 47.5
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Peru 39.8
Turkmenistan 37
Lesotho 32.3
Cambodia 30.1
China 28.4
Morocco 28.4
Former Soviet States
Armenia 48.3
Moldova 42.7
Kazakhstan 40.9
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Russia 37.5
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Landlocked Developing Countries
Bolivia 40.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Uzbekistan 38.2
Niger 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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