Forest area as share of land area in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Forest area as share of land area was 6.55 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.55
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
179th
of 216 countries
All-time high
6.55
in 2025
All-time low
5.93
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Kyrgyzstan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Kyrgyzstan stood at 6.55. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 6.55 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.93, in 1990.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 179th 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.
Forest area as share of land area in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.93 | — |
| 1991 | 5.95 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.97 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.99 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.02 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.04 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.06 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.09 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.11 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.13 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.16 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.18 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.2 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.23 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.25 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.28 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.32 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.35 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.37 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.42 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.44 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.46 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.48 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.51 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.52 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.53 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.54 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.54 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.54 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.54 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.55 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.55 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.55 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.03 | 5.93 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.26 | 6.16 | 6.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.48 | 6.4 | 6.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.54 | 6.54 | 6.55 | 6 |
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More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.71 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0031 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 22.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Kyrgyzstan?
- Forest area as share of land area in Kyrgyzstan was 6.55 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 in 1990.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 179th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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