Forest land — Area in Central Asia

Central Asia: Forest land — Area was 11,425 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11,425 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
34th
of 36 groups
All-time high
11,425 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
9,677 1000 ha
in 1992
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Forest land — Area in Central Asia, 1992–2025

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1992200820251992: 9.7k 1000 ha1993: 9.7k 1000 ha1994: 9.8k 1000 ha1995: 9.8k 1000 ha1996: 9.9k 1000 ha1997: 9.9k 1000 ha1998: 9.9k 1000 ha1999: 10.0k 1000 ha2000: 10.0k 1000 ha2001: 10.1k 1000 ha2002: 10.1k 1000 ha2003: 10.1k 1000 ha2004: 10.2k 1000 ha2005: 10.2k 1000 ha2006: 10.3k 1000 ha2007: 10.3k 1000 ha2008: 10.3k 1000 ha2009: 10.4k 1000 ha2010: 10.4k 1000 ha2011: 10.5k 1000 ha2012: 10.6k 1000 ha2013: 10.7k 1000 ha2014: 10.8k 1000 ha2015: 10.9k 1000 ha2016: 10.9k 1000 ha2017: 11.0k 1000 ha2018: 11.0k 1000 ha2019: 11.1k 1000 ha2020: 11.1k 1000 ha2021: 11.2k 1000 ha2022: 11.3k 1000 ha2023: 11.3k 1000 ha2024: 11.4k 1000 ha2025: 11.4k 1000 ha

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 34th out of 36 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 31 Finland 22,543 1000 ha compare
  2. 32 Sudan 21,980 1000 ha compare
  3. 33 Congo 21,854 1000 ha compare
  4. 34 Thailand 19,648 1000 ha compare
  5. 35 Cameroon 19,143 1000 ha compare
  6. 36 Spain 19,133 1000 ha compare
  7. 37 Malaysia 18,885 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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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 34th out of 36 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.