Forest land — Area in Asia
Asia: Forest land — Area was 630,029 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Asia stood at 630,029 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Asia peaked at 630,029 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 567,628 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Asia 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 577,296 1000 ha | 567,628 1000 ha | 581,147 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 590,164 1000 ha | 577,734 1000 ha | 602,594 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 613,286 1000 ha | 605,356 1000 ha | 621,901 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 626,979 1000 ha | 623,930 1000 ha | 630,029 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Land area — Area 3.11 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 947,202 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 62.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.44 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.44 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 86,424 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 251,913 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 37.86 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Asia?
- Forest land — area in Asia was 630,029 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 630,029 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 567,628 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Asia rank for forest land — area?
- Asia ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.