Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 6.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kyrgyzstan, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kyrgyzstan stood at 6.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 6.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1990.
That places Kyrgyzstan 207th out of 253 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.9% | — |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -50 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kyrgyzstan?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kyrgyzstan was 6.5% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1990.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 207th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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