Annual change in forest area in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Annual change in forest area was 41,038 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Uzbekistan, 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 Uzbekistan is 41,038 hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Uzbekistan peaked at 41,209 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27,920 hectares, in 2016.
That places Uzbekistan 12th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,209 hectares | 41,209 hectares | 41,209 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 39,054 hectares | 38,814 hectares | 41,209 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,029 hectares | 27,920 hectares | 39,960 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,852 hectares | 27,920 hectares | 41,038 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 227.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 37.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1706 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 6.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Uzbekistan?
- Annual change in forest area in Uzbekistan was 41,038 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 41,209 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,920 hectares in 2016.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for annual change in forest area?
- Uzbekistan ranks 12th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.