Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 30.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 30.3% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 30.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2000.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.2% | — |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 29.2% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.1% | 30.3% | 2 |
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More environment data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.08 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 34.4% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 32.2% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 34.5% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 28.9% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 64.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 75.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 95.4% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 95.1% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 30.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 30.3% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2000.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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