Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.9%
Rank
32nd
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.9%
in 2025
All-time low
2.4%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Central Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 2.9% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Central Asia peaked at 2.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1990.
Central Asia ranks 32nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 30 Slovenia 61.8% compare
- 31 Montenegro 61.5% compare
- 32 Anguilla 61.1% compare
- 33 Zambia 60.4% compare
- 34 United States Virgin Islands 59.0% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 58.5% compare
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.07 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Central Asia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Central Asia was 2.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1990.
- How does Central Asia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Central Asia ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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