Kazakhstan vs Nepal: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Kazakhstan
13,900 hectares
in 2025
Nepal
16,580 hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
24th
Nepal rank
21st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 16,580 hectares against 13,900 hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2,680 hectares.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 21st of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -531.01 hectares | 16,741 hectares | 17,272 hectares | Nepal |
| 2000s | -6,781 hectares | 16,741 hectares | 23,522 hectares | Nepal |
| 2010s | 33,284 hectares | 10,058 hectares | 23,226 hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 16,335 hectares | 16,580 hectares | 245 hectares | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Kazakhstan or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 16,580 hectares against 13,900 hectares in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Kazakhstan and Nepal?
- 2,680 hectares, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Nepal rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Kazakhstan ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 21st of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.