Annual forest expansion in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Annual forest expansion was 35,800 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual forest expansion 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
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Kazakhstan stood at 35,800 hectares per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion 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 15th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual forest expansion 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 | 50,510 hectares per year | -32.7% |
| 2020 | 35,800 hectares per year | -29.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 35,800 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,420 hectares per year, 8.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 35,800 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 7.0× the median. (36 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 | 62,755 hectares per year | 50,510 hectares per year | 75,000 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 35,800 hectares per year | 35,800 hectares per year | 35,800 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 forest expansion in Kazakhstan?
- Annual forest expansion in Kazakhstan was 35,800 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 forest expansion recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 75,000 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for annual forest expansion?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).