Forest land — Area in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Forest land — Area was 3,521 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Kazakhstan, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 3,521 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Kazakhstan peaked at 3,521 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,082 1000 ha, in 2010.
Kazakhstan ranks 96th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,161 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 3,161 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,160 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,160 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,159 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,159 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,158 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,157 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,157 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,149 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3,142 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,135 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3,127 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,120 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,112 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,105 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,097 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,090 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,082 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,127 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,173 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,218 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,263 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3,308 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,337 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,365 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,394 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,422 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3,451 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3,465 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,479 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,493 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,507 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 3,521 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3,521 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3,521 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,159 1000 ha | 3,157 1000 ha | 3,161 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,123 1000 ha | 3,090 1000 ha | 3,157 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,269 1000 ha | 3,082 1000 ha | 3,422 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,486 1000 ha | 3,451 1000 ha | 3,521 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 18.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Kazakhstan?
- Forest land — area in Kazakhstan was 3,521 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,521 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,082 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for forest land — area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 96th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.