Annual change in forest area in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Annual change in forest area was 13,900 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Kazakhstan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Kazakhstan stood at 13,900 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Kazakhstan peaked at 45,256 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -7,475 hectares, in 2001.
That places Kazakhstan 24th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -531.01 hectares | -531.01 hectares | -531.01 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -6,781 hectares | -7,475 hectares | -531.01 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,284 hectares | -7,475 hectares | 45,256 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,335 hectares | 13,900 hectares | 28,510 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 330.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 16.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 28.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0514 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0467 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1425 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Kazakhstan?
- Annual change in forest area in Kazakhstan was 13,900 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 45,256 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,475 hectares in 2001.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for annual change in forest area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 24th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.