Primary Forest — Area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Primary Forest — Area was 1,074 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Central Asia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Central Asia stood at 1,074 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Central Asia peaked at 1,074 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,073 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Central Asia 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,073 1000 ha | 1,073 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | 1,074 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 26 Sweden 2,096 1000 ha compare
- 27 New Zealand 2,000 1000 ha compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 29 Chad 1,734 1000 ha compare
- 30 Senegal 1,654 1000 ha compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 1,642 1000 ha compare
- 32 Pakistan 1,212 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Central Asia
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.07 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.26 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.77 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 18,549 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 170,406 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 84.75 USD (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 293,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 400,636 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 2.64 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Central Asia?
- Primary forest — area in Central Asia was 1,074 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,074 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,073 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Central Asia rank for primary forest — area?
- Central Asia ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Asia 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.