Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Asia
Asia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 20.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.2%
Rank
18th
of 23 regions
All-time high
20.2%
in 2025
All-time low
18.6%
in 2000
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Asia stood at 20.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Asia peaked at 20.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2000.
Asia ranks 18th of 23 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.7% | — |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.1% | 20.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 16 Niue 72.6% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 19 Bhutan 70.1% compare
- 20 Sweden 68.6% compare
- 21 Japan 68.3% compare
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 80.38 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Asia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Asia was 20.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Asia ranks 18th out of 23 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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