Forest land — Share in Land area in Central Asia

Central Asia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 2.89 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.89 %
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
36th
of 36 groups
All-time high
2.89 %
in 2024
All-time low
2.46 %
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Central Asia, 1992–2024

01231992200820241992: 2.5 %1993: 2.5 %1994: 2.5 %1995: 2.5 %1996: 2.5 %1997: 2.5 %1998: 2.5 %1999: 2.5 %2000: 2.5 %2001: 2.6 %2002: 2.6 %2003: 2.6 %2004: 2.6 %2005: 2.6 %2006: 2.6 %2007: 2.6 %2008: 2.6 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.7 %2012: 2.7 %2013: 2.7 %2014: 2.7 %2015: 2.8 %2016: 2.8 %2017: 2.8 %2018: 2.8 %2019: 2.8 %2020: 2.8 %2021: 2.8 %2022: 2.9 %2023: 2.9 %2024: 2.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Central Asia recorded 2.89 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Central Asia peaked at 2.89 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.46 %, in 1992.

Central Asia ranks 36th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.5 % 2.46 % 2.55 % 8
2000s 2.59 % 2.55 % 2.63 % 10
2010s 2.74 % 2.64 % 2.81 % 10
2020s 2.86 % 2.83 % 2.89 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Central Asia?
Forest land — share in land area in Central Asia was 2.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2.89 % in 2024.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.46 % in 1992.
How does Central Asia rank for forest land — share in land area?
Central Asia ranks 36th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.