Planted Forest — Area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Planted Forest — Area was 3,168 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Central Asia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 3,168 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Central Asia peaked at 3,168 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,206 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Central Asia 26th 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.
Planted Forest — Area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,206 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,243 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2,280 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2,317 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,354 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2,391 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,428 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2,465 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,502 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,541 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,579 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,617 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,656 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2,694 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2,732 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2,771 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2,809 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,847 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,886 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2,917 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,947 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,978 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3,009 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3,040 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3,040 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,041 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,041 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,041 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,042 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,067 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,092 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3,118 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3,143 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 3,168 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,336 1000 ha | 2,206 1000 ha | 2,465 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,675 1000 ha | 2,502 1000 ha | 2,847 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,994 1000 ha | 2,886 1000 ha | 3,041 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,105 1000 ha | 3,042 1000 ha | 3,168 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 planted forest — area in Central Asia?
- Planted forest — area in Central Asia was 3,168 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,168 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,206 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Central Asia rank for planted forest — area?
- Central Asia ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Planted 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.