Forest area in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Forest area was 424,500 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
424,500 hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
147th
of 235 countries
All-time high
424,500 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
408,000 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 408,000 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 408,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 408,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 408,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 408,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 409,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 409,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 409,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 409,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 409,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 410,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 412,360 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 414,720 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 417,080 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 419,440 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 421,800 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 422,040 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 422,280 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 422,520 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 422,760 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 423,000 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 423,300 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 423,600 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 423,900 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 424,200 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 424,500 hectares | +0.1% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 424,500 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million hectares, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 424,500 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million hectares, 20% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.