Forest land — Area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Forest land — Area was 11,425 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Central Asia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Central Asia is 11,425 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Central Asia peaked at 11,425 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,677 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Central Asia 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9,677 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 9,722 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 9,767 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 9,813 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9,858 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 9,903 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 9,949 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9,994 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 10,039 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 10,075 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10,111 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10,147 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10,183 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,219 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10,255 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 10,291 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10,327 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 10,363 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 10,399 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 10,490 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 10,582 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 10,673 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10,765 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10,857 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10,915 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10,973 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 11,032 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11,090 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11,148 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 11,204 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,259 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 11,314 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 11,369 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 11,425 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,835 1000 ha | 9,677 1000 ha | 9,994 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 10,201 1000 ha | 10,039 1000 ha | 10,363 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,778 1000 ha | 10,399 1000 ha | 11,090 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,286 1000 ha | 11,148 1000 ha | 11,425 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 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 land — area in Central Asia?
- Forest land — area in Central Asia was 11,425 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,425 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,677 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Central Asia rank for forest land — area?
- Central Asia ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.