Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 430,910 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kazakhstan, 1992–2025
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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kazakhstan is 430,910 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kazakhstan peaked at 528,790 hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 420,840 hectares, in 2015.
Kazakhstan ranks 58th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 523,498 hectares | 519,382 hectares | 527,614 hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 490,837 hectares | 452,884 hectares | 528,790 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 428,235 hectares | 420,840 hectares | 444,450 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 426,655 hectares | 422,400 hectares | 430,910 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 330.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 16.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 28.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0514 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0467 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1425 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kazakhstan?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kazakhstan was 430,910 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 528,790 hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,840 hectares in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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