Forest area in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Forest area was 35,424 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Kazakhstan is 35,424 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Kazakhstan peaked at 35,424 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30,822 sq. km, in 2010.
Kazakhstan ranks 83rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,593 sq. km | 31,575 sq. km | 31,612 sq. km | 8 |
| 2000s | 31,233 sq. km | 30,896 sq. km | 31,569 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,698 sq. km | 30,822 sq. km | 34,254 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,985 sq. km | 34,547 sq. km | 35,424 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kazakhstan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Rural population 37.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 7.84 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 16.06 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,530 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 24.57 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Kazakhstan?
- Forest area in Kazakhstan was 35,424 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 35,424 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,822 sq. km in 2010.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for forest area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.