Imported deforestation in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Imported deforestation was 949.59 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
949.59 hectares
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
142nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
3,689 hectares
in 2014
All-time low
949.59 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Imported deforestation in Kazakhstan, 2005–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2005201420232005: 1.5k hectares2006: 2.0k hectares2007: 1.7k hectares2008: 1.6k hectares2009: 1.5k hectares2010: 1.6k hectares2011: 1.9k hectares2012: 3.0k hectares2013: 3.6k hectares2014: 3.7k hectares2015: 3.2k hectares2016: 2.4k hectares2017: 1.9k hectares2018: 1.8k hectares2019: 2.6k hectares2020: 1.9k hectares2021: 1.2k hectares2022: 1.1k hectares2023: 949.6 hectares

Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 949.59 hectares for imported deforestation in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imported deforestation in Kazakhstan peaked at 3,689 hectares in 2014 and was at its lowest, 949.59 hectares, in 2023.

That places Kazakhstan 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,679 hectares 1,513 hectares 2,034 hectares 5
2010s 2,559 hectares 1,622 hectares 3,689 hectares 10
2020s 1,294 hectares 949.59 hectares 1,917 hectares 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 139 Sierra Leone 989.15 hectares compare
  2. 140 Burundi 982.24 hectares compare
  3. 141 Tunisia 969.4 hectares compare
  4. 143 North Korea 774.74 hectares compare
  5. 144 Myanmar 752.8 hectares compare
  6. 145 Estonia 655.46 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imported deforestation in Kazakhstan?
Imported deforestation in Kazakhstan was 949.59 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest imported deforestation recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 3,689 hectares in 2014.
What is the lowest imported deforestation recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 949.59 hectares in 2023.
How does Kazakhstan rank for imported deforestation?
Kazakhstan ranks 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is imported deforestation rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Imported deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
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Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.