Forestland — Area in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Forestland — Area was 3,521 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Kazakhstan, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 3,521 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Kazakhstan peaked at 3,521 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,082 1000 ha, in 2010.
Kazakhstan ranks 78th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,161 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 3,161 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,160 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,160 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,159 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,159 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,158 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,157 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,157 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,149 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3,142 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,134 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3,127 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,120 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,112 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,105 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,097 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,090 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,082 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,127 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,173 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,218 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,263 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3,308 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3,337 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,365 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,394 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,422 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3,451 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3,465 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,479 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,493 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,507 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 3,521 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3,521 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,294 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3,521 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,087 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,159 1000 ha | 3,157 1000 ha | 3,161 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,123 1000 ha | 3,090 1000 ha | 3,157 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,269 1000 ha | 3,082 1000 ha | 3,422 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,486 1000 ha | 3,451 1000 ha | 3,521 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More climate change data for Kazakhstan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,173 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 577.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,395 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 798.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Kazakhstan?
- Forestland — area in Kazakhstan was 3,521 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,521 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,082 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for forestland — area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 78th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).