Forest area in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Forest area was 3.89 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Uzbekistan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 3.89 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Uzbekistan peaked at 3.89 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.55 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Uzbekistan 80th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.73 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 million hectares | 2.96 million hectares | 3.31 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.79 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 227.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 37.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1706 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 6.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Uzbekistan?
- Forest area in Uzbekistan was 3.89 million 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for forest area?
- Uzbekistan ranks 80th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.