Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 24.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24.2%
Rank
20th
of 32 groups
All-time high
24.2%
in 2025
All-time low
18.2%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern Asia stood at 24.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern Asia peaked at 24.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1990.
Eastern Asia ranks 20th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.2% | — |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.9% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.5% | 24.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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
- 22 British Virgin Islands 66.5% compare
- 23 Liberia 65.7% compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern Asia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eastern Asia was 24.2% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area 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 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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