Forest area as share of land area in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Forest area as share of land area was 1.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Kazakhstan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Kazakhstan is 1.3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 2010.
Kazakhstan ranks 196th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.14 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.3 | 6 |
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More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 25.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Kazakhstan?
- Forest area as share of land area in Kazakhstan was 1.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 2010.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 196th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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