Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 8,256 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Central Asia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 8,256 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Central Asia peaked at 8,256 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,471 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Central Asia 32nd out of 32 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7,471 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 7,479 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 7,487 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 7,496 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 7,504 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 7,512 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7,520 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 7,529 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 7,537 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7,535 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,532 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 7,530 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,527 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,525 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,523 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,520 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,518 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,515 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,513 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,574 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7,634 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7,695 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7,756 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 7,816 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7,875 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7,933 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7,991 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8,049 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8,107 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8,137 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8,167 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8,197 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 8,227 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 8,256 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,500 1000 ha | 7,471 1000 ha | 7,529 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 7,526 1000 ha | 7,515 1000 ha | 7,537 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,784 1000 ha | 7,513 1000 ha | 8,049 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,182 1000 ha | 8,107 1000 ha | 8,256 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Central Asia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Central Asia was 8,256 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,256 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,471 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Central Asia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Central Asia ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.