Annual afforestation in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Annual afforestation was 22,200 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Kazakhstan, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Kazakhstan is 22,200 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Kazakhstan peaked at 75,000 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15,000 hectares per year, in 1990.
Kazakhstan ranks 8th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual afforestation in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,000 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 50,000 hectares per year | +233.3% |
| 2010 | 75,000 hectares per year | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 33,910 hectares per year | -54.8% |
| 2020 | 22,200 hectares per year | -34.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 22,200 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 69.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 22,200 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 24.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,000 hectares per year | 15,000 hectares per year | 15,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 50,000 hectares per year | 50,000 hectares per year | 50,000 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 54,455 hectares per year | 33,910 hectares per year | 75,000 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 22,200 hectares per year | 22,200 hectares per year | 22,200 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Kazakhstan?
- Annual afforestation in Kazakhstan was 22,200 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 75,000 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for annual afforestation?
- Kazakhstan ranks 8th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.