Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Central Asia

Central Asia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 27.73 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
27.73 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
5th
of 35 groups
All-time high
28 %
in 2015
All-time low
22.8 %
in 1992
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Central Asia, 1992–2025

01020301992200820251992: 22.8 %1993: 23.1 %1994: 23.3 %1995: 23.6 %1996: 23.9 %1997: 24.1 %1998: 24.4 %1999: 24.7 %2000: 24.9 %2001: 25.2 %2002: 25.5 %2003: 25.8 %2004: 26.1 %2005: 26.4 %2006: 26.6 %2007: 26.9 %2008: 27.2 %2009: 27.5 %2010: 27.8 %2011: 27.8 %2012: 27.9 %2013: 27.9 %2014: 27.9 %2015: 28 %2016: 27.9 %2017: 27.7 %2018: 27.6 %2019: 27.4 %2020: 27.3 %2021: 27.4 %2022: 27.5 %2023: 27.6 %2024: 27.6 %2025: 27.7 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Central Asia is 27.73 %, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Central Asia peaked at 28 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.8 %, in 1992.

Central Asia ranks 5th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.74 % 22.8 % 24.67 % 8
2000s 26.21 % 24.93 % 27.48 % 10
2010s 27.78 % 27.43 % 28 % 10
2020s 27.51 % 27.29 % 27.73 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Central Asia?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Central Asia was 27.73 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 28 % in 2015.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.8 % in 1992.
How does Central Asia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Central Asia ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.