France vs Kazakhstan: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
France
0.5%
in 2025
Kazakhstan
0.4%
in 2025
France rank
22nd
Kazakhstan rank
25th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- France
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
France currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.
France ranks 22nd and Kazakhstan ranks 25th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | -0.0% | 0.6% | France |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.2% | 0.9% | France |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, France or Kazakhstan?
- France, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between France and Kazakhstan?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kazakhstan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do France and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- France ranks 22nd and Kazakhstan ranks 25th of 228 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.