Climate | We have subtropical desert |
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Revenue from forest resources | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 500,000 tons (2013 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 24.77 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | Amu Darya (shared with Tajikistan [s], Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan [m]) - 2,620 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
Total water withdrawal | |
Municipal | 450 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Industrial | 810 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Agricultural | 16.12 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 26.41 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 70.63 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 52.09 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 72% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 4.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 67.8% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 8.8% (2018 est.) |
Other | 19.2% (2018 est.) |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 54% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 2.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 902,000 ASHGABAT (capital) (2023). |
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