Share of annual global forest expansion in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of annual global forest expansion in Kazakhstan, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Kazakhstan stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 330.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 16.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 28.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0514 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0467 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1425 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Kazakhstan?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Kazakhstan was 0.7% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.