Annual forest expansion in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Annual forest expansion was 60 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion in Kyrgyzstan, 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 forest expansion in Kyrgyzstan is 60 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 4,880 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60 hectares per year, in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 68th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,450 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 4,880 hectares per year | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 4,430 hectares per year | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 1,640 hectares per year | -63.0% |
| 2020 | 60 hectares per year | -96.3% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 60 hectares per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,790 hectares per year, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 60 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,450 hectares per year | 4,450 hectares per year | 4,450 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,880 hectares per year | 4,880 hectares per year | 4,880 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,035 hectares per year | 1,640 hectares per year | 4,430 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 60 hectares per year | 60 hectares per year | 60 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 65 Chad 300 hectares per year compare
- 66 Colombia 140 hectares per year compare
- 67 Comoros 100 hectares per year compare
- 69 Djibouti 50 hectares per year compare
- 70 Egypt 30 hectares per year compare
- 71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10 hectares per year compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.581 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % 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 0.2726 % 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Annual forest expansion in Kyrgyzstan was 60 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,880 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for annual forest expansion?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 68th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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).