Forest area in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Forest area was 8.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Uzbekistan, 1992–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Uzbekistan is 8.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Uzbekistan peaked at 8.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1992.
That places Uzbekistan 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.2% | — |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 168 Mongolia 9.1% compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 8.8% compare
- 170 Eritrea 8.6% compare
- 172 Côte d'Ivoire 7.9% compare
- 173 Namibia 7.8% compare
- 174 Kyrgyzstan 7.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uzbekistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 657.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4898 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Uzbekistan?
- Forest area in Uzbekistan was 8.5% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1992.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for forest area?
- Uzbekistan ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.