Kazakhstan vs Portugal: Annual afforestation
Kazakhstan
22,200 hectares per year
in 2020
Portugal
30,430 hectares per year
in 2020
Kazakhstan rank
8th
Portugal rank
7th
Annual afforestation over time
- Kazakhstan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30,430 hectares per year against 22,200 hectares per year in Kazakhstan, a difference of 8,230 hectares per year.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 7th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,000 hectares per year | 24,080 hectares per year | 9,080 hectares per year | Portugal |
| 2000s | 50,000 hectares per year | 25,630 hectares per year | 24,370 hectares per year | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 54,455 hectares per year | 34,060 hectares per year | 20,395 hectares per year | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 22,200 hectares per year | 30,430 hectares per year | 8,230 hectares per year | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Kazakhstan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 30,430 hectares per year against 22,200 hectares per year in Kazakhstan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Kazakhstan and Portugal?
- 8,230 hectares per year, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Kazakhstan and Portugal rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Kazakhstan ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 7th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.