15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected was 99.74 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Uzbekistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 99.74 % for 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Uzbekistan peaked at 99.74 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.39 %, in 1990.
Uzbekistan ranks 3rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.39 % | — |
| 2000 | 62.04 % | +43.0% |
| 2010 | 78.89 % | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 88.75 % | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 99.74 % | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 99.74 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.39 % | 43.39 % | 43.39 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.04 % | 62.04 % | 62.04 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.82 % | 78.89 % | 88.75 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.74 % | 99.74 % | 99.74 % | 2 |
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More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.74 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.76 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0025 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 23.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Uzbekistan?
- 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Uzbekistan was 99.74 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.74 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.39 % in 1990.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected?
- Uzbekistan ranks 3rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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