Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kazakhstan stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2010.
Kazakhstan ranks 25th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -0.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 22 France 0.5% compare
- 24 Fiji 0.4% compare
- 26 United Kingdom 0.4% compare
- 27 South Africa 0.4% compare
- 28 Ukraine 0.4% compare
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 as a share of forest area in Kazakhstan?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Kazakhstan was 0.4% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2010.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 25th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.