Kyrgyzstan's forest cover rose from 6.0 % in 1994 to 7.1 % in 2023.
Kyrgyzstan · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Kyrgyzstan's forest area rose from 11,542 km in 1994 to 13,701 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
175th of 213 · 52nd in Europe & C. Asia
Kyrgyzstan's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 6.5 % in 2013 to 6.8 % in 2025.
Kyrgyzstan's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 53.9 % in 1994 to 54.0 % in 2023.
Kyrgyzstan's arable land (% of land area) fell from 7.1 % in 1994 to 6.7 % in 2023.
Air
Kyrgyzstan's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 21.4 in 1994 to 20.1 in 2023.
Water
Kyrgyzstan's water stress fell from 20.0 % in 1994 to 15.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
57th of 181 · 14th in Europe & C. Asia
Kyrgyzstan's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 10,833 in 1993 to 7,015 in 2022.
Access
Kyrgyzstan's safe drinking water rose from 46.4 % in 2000 to 73.9 % in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan's safe sanitation rose from 86.0 % in 2000 to 93.0 % in 2024.