Which has higher forest area, Azerbaijan or Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyzstan, at 12,555 sq. km against 12,137 sq. km in Azerbaijan as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan?

418 sq. km, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Kyrgyzstan: Forest area (sq. km)

Azerbaijan

12,137 sq. km

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan

12,555 sq. km

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

121st

Kyrgyzstan rank

118th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 12,555 sq. km against 12,137 sq. km in Azerbaijan, a difference of 418 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Kyrgyzstan has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th of 214 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9,681 sq. km	11,609 sq. km	1,928 sq. km	Kyrgyzstan
2000s	10,076 sq. km	12,016 sq. km	1,940 sq. km	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	10,809 sq. km	12,426 sq. km	1,616 sq. km	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	11,874 sq. km	12,553 sq. km	678.95 sq. km	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Azerbaijan or Kyrgyzstan?: Kyrgyzstan, at 12,555 sq. km against 12,137 sq. km in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan?: 418 sq. km, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for forest area?: Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.