Forest area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Forest area was 11,425 ha th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11,425 ha th
Rank
34th
of 34 groups
All-time high
11,425 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
9,586 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Central Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 11,425 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Central Asia peaked at 11,425 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,586 ha th, in 1990.
That places Central Asia 34th out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,586 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 10,039 ha th | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 10,399 ha th | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 10,857 ha th | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 11,148 ha th | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 11,425 ha th | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,586 ha th | 9,586 ha th | 9,586 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,039 ha th | 10,039 ha th | 10,039 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 10,628 ha th | 10,399 ha th | 10,857 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 11,286 ha th | 11,148 ha th | 11,425 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Central Asia?
- Forest area in Central Asia was 11,425 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,425 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,586 ha th in 1990.
- How does Central Asia rank for forest area?
- Central Asia ranks 34th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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