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
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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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.