Kazakhstan vs Latvia: Forest area
Kazakhstan
3.52 million hectares
in 2025
Latvia
3.47 million hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
85th
Latvia rank
87th
Forest area over time
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 3.52 million hectares against 3.47 million hectares in Latvia, a difference of 53,550 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 87th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | 43,750 hectares | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.12 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 176,711 hectares | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.27 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | 128,686 hectares | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.49 million hectares | 3.45 million hectares | 35,215 hectares | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Kazakhstan or Latvia?
- Kazakhstan, at 3.52 million hectares against 3.47 million hectares in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Kazakhstan and Latvia?
- 53,550 hectares, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Latvia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Latvia rank globally for forest area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 87th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.