Annual change in forest area in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Annual change in forest area was 63.99 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Kyrgyzstan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Kyrgyzstan is 63.99 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 4,594 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 63.99 hectares, in 2021.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 73rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,448 hectares | 4,448 hectares | 4,448 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 4,579 hectares | 4,448 hectares | 4,594 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,127 hectares | 1,644 hectares | 4,594 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 327.33 hectares | 63.99 hectares | 1,644 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 70 Wallis and Futuna 90 hectares compare
- 74 Saint Lucia 50 hectares compare
- 75 Syria 31.99 hectares compare
- 76 Micronesia (country) 30 hectares compare
More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1262 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9454 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Kyrgyzstan?
- Annual change in forest area in Kyrgyzstan was 63.99 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,594 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.99 hectares in 2021.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for annual change in forest area?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 73rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.