Asia vs OECD: Planted Forest — Area

Asia
146,124 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
118,698 1000 ha
in 2025
Asia rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Asia
  • OECD
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072025

How they compare

Asia currently reports 146,124 1000 ha against 118,698 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 27,426 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.2 times OECD's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 90,052 1000 ha 85,012 1000 ha 5,040 1000 ha Asia
2000s 107,673 1000 ha 99,682 1000 ha 7,991 1000 ha Asia
2010s 127,959 1000 ha 110,812 1000 ha 17,148 1000 ha Asia
2020s 143,379 1000 ha 117,148 1000 ha 26,232 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Asia or OECD?
Asia, at 146,124 1000 ha against 118,698 1000 ha in OECD as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Asia and OECD?
27,426 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Asia and OECD rank globally for planted forest — area?
Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.