Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Central Asia
Central Asia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 56.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Central Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Central Asia is 56.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Central Asia peaked at 56.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1990.
Central Asia ranks 1st of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.5% | — |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +45.9% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +59.0% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 45.3% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.4% | 56.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 1 Norfolk Island 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.7% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 95.6% compare
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)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.07 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Central Asia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Central Asia was 56.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1990.
- How does Central Asia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Central Asia ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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