Share of annual global forest expansion in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7%
World rank
15th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2020

Share of annual global forest expansion in Kazakhstan, 1990–2020

0.20.40.60.811.21990200520201990: 0.24 %2000: 0.547 %2010: 1.1 %2015: 0.72 %2020: 0.669 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Share of annual global forest expansion
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 550 data points, 1990–2020
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Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.