Kazakhstan's forest cover rose from 1.2 % in 1994 to 1.3 % in 2023.
Kazakhstan · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Kazakhstan's forest area rose from 31,601 km in 1994 to 35,424 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
153rd of 213 · 48th in Europe & C. Asia
Kazakhstan's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 3.3 % in 2013 to 10.1 % in 2025.
Kazakhstan's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 82.1 % in 1994 to 79.4 % in 2023.
Kazakhstan's arable land (% of land area) fell from 12.8 % in 1994 to 11.0 % in 2023.
Air
Kazakhstan's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 18.9 in 1994 to 19.6 in 2023.
Water
Kazakhstan's water stress fell from 51.7 % in 1993 to 38.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
79th of 181 · 24th in Europe & C. Asia
Kazakhstan's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,725 in 1993 to 3,212 in 2022.
Access
Kazakhstan's safe drinking water rose from 63.2 % in 2000 to 91.5 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Kazakhstan.
- Safe sanitationNo data