Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Uzbekistan, 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 vs. gdp per capita in Uzbekistan stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Uzbekistan peaked at 1.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Uzbekistan ranks 8th of 227 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 5 Israel 1.3% compare
- 6 Cape Verde 1.2% compare
- 7 Serbia 1.1% compare
- 10 Uruguay 0.9% compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.9% compare
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 vs. gdp per capita in Uzbekistan?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Uzbekistan was 1.1% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Uzbekistan ranks 8th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.