Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 15.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern 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 Southern Asia is 15.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Asia peaked at 15.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 24th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.4% | — |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 21 Japan 68.3% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 66.5% compare
- 23 Liberia 65.7% compare
- 24 Cook Islands 65.0% compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 12.7% compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 64.3% compare
- 26 Congo 64.0% compare
- 27 Jamaica 63.4% compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Asia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Asia was 15.8% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Southern Asia ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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