Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western 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 Western Asia is 6.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Asia peaked at 6.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1990.
Western Asia ranks 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.2% | — |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Asia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Asia was 6.9% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Western Asia ranks 29th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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