Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Central Asia
Central Asia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 27.73 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Central Asia, 1992–2025
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 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22.8 % | — |
| 1993 | 23.07 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 23.34 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 23.61 % | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 23.88 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 24.15 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 24.41 % | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 24.67 % | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 24.93 % | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 25.22 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.51 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 25.79 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 26.08 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.36 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 26.64 % | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 26.92 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.48 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 27.75 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.8 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 27.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.95 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 28 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.86 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.71 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.57 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.43 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.29 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.38 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 27.47 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.56 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.64 % | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 27.73 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 4 Bahrain 98.63 % compare
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- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.51 % compare
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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 — 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 32 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
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.