Primary Forest — Area in Armenia
Armenia: Primary Forest — Area was 20.06 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Armenia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 20.06 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Armenia peaked at 20.06 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 19.94 1000 ha, in 2008.
Armenia ranks 95th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary Forest — Area in Armenia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.06 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 20.04 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 20.03 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.02 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 20.01 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 19.98 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 19.97 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 19.96 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 19.96 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.96 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.95 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 19.95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.94 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.94 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.94 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.95 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.96 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19.96 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.97 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.98 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.99 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 20 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.01 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.03 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.04 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.04 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.06 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 20.06 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.45 1000 ha, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 20.06 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.66 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.01 1000 ha | 19.97 1000 ha | 20.06 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.95 1000 ha | 19.94 1000 ha | 19.96 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.98 1000 ha | 19.94 1000 ha | 20.01 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.04 1000 ha | 20.02 1000 ha | 20.06 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Armenia?
- Primary forest — area in Armenia was 20.06 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.06 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.94 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Armenia rank for primary forest — area?
- Armenia ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.