Forest area in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Forest area was 424,500 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Tajikistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Tajikistan is 424,500 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Tajikistan peaked at 424,500 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 408,000 hectares, in 1990.
Tajikistan ranks 147th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 408,900 hectares | 408,000 hectares | 409,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,000 hectares | 410,000 hectares | 410,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 418,500 hectares | 410,000 hectares | 422,760 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 423,750 hectares | 423,000 hectares | 424,500 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Tajikistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Tajikistan?
- Forest area in Tajikistan was 424,500 hectares 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 forest area recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 424,500 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 408,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Tajikistan rank for forest area?
- Tajikistan ranks 147th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.