15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: 15.1.1 Forest area — Value was 280,246 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.1.1 forest area — value in Eastern Asia is 280,246 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area — value in Eastern Asia peaked at 280,246 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 210,449 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Eastern Asia 17th out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210,449 1000 ha | 210,449 1000 ha | 210,449 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 230,072 1000 ha | 230,072 1000 ha | 230,072 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 258,536 1000 ha | 253,705 1000 ha | 263,368 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 276,205 1000 ha | 272,164 1000 ha | 280,246 1000 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,370 1000 ha compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47,088 1000 ha compare
- 16 Argentina 46,609 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 18 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 19 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area — value in Eastern Asia?
- 15.1.1 forest area — value in Eastern Asia was 280,246 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 280,246 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,449 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for 15.1.1 forest area — value?
- Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area — value rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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