Land use in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Land use was 4.47 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Uzbekistan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 4.47 million hectares for land use in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Uzbekistan peaked at 4.85 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.42 million hectares, in 2014.
Uzbekistan ranks 59th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.84 million hectares | 4.83 million hectares | 4.85 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.72 million hectares | 4.57 million hectares | 4.83 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 4.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 million hectares | 4.44 million hectares | 4.47 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 227.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.26 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 37.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0098 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1706 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 6.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Uzbekistan?
- Land use in Uzbekistan was 4.47 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 million hectares in 2014.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for land use?
- Uzbekistan ranks 59th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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