15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland was 126,647 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland in Kyrgyzstan stood at 126,647 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 129,325 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 126,647 km2, in 2021.
That places Kyrgyzstan 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 129,325 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 128,218 km2 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 127,729 km2 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 127,365 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 126,934 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 126,647 km2 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128,772 km2 | 128,218 km2 | 129,325 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 127,343 km2 | 126,934 km2 | 127,729 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 126,647 km2 | 126,647 km2 | 126,647 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 8 Kazakhstan 145,558 km2 compare
- 8 Viet Nam 12,633 km2 compare
- 9 South Africa 141,123 km2 compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 12,193 km2 compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,967 km2 compare
- 10 Madagascar 139,854 km2 compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,664 km2 compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 1,289 km2 compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 121,892 km2 compare
- 13 Chile 116,250 km2 compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 9.8 km2 compare
- 14 India 112,791 km2 compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 km2
- 14 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 km2
More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.581 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.97 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland in Kyrgyzstan?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland in Kyrgyzstan was 126,647 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 129,325 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,647 km2 in 2021.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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