Forest area as a proportion of total land area in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 46.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in South-Eastern Asia is 46.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 54.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2025.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.4% | — |
| 2000 | 48.1% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 47.5% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.2% | 47.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 3 Gabon 91.4% compare
- 3 Suriname 91.4% compare
- 5 Palau 91.0% compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 70.9% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.8% compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.4% compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 85.8% compare
- 8 American Samoa 79.2% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 78.5% compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in South-Eastern Asia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in South-Eastern Asia was 46.2% 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2025.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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