Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 6.85 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Kyrgyzstan, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Kyrgyzstan stood at 6.85 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 15.79 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.85 %, in 2020.
That places Kyrgyzstan 109th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14 % | — |
| 1993 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.11 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.22 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.33 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.43 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.54 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.65 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 14.75 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.85 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.96 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.06 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.21 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 15.35 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15.64 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.79 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 13.99 % | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2 % | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 10.41 % | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 8.63 % | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 6.85 % | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 6.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6.85 % | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 6.85 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.75 %, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 6.85 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14 % | 14 % | 14 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.48 % | 14 % | 14.96 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.78 % | 8.63 % | 15.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.85 % | 6.85 % | 6.85 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.581 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Kyrgyzstan?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Kyrgyzstan was 6.85 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.79 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.85 % in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 109th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.