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 32 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.
Forest land — Area in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 568,104 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 567,628 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 581,147 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 580,720 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 580,294 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 579,867 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 579,441 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 579,014 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 578,587 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 578,161 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 577,734 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 580,496 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 583,259 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 586,021 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 588,783 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 591,545 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 594,307 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 597,070 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 599,832 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 602,594 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 605,356 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 607,042 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 608,728 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 610,414 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 612,100 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 613,786 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 615,814 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 617,843 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 619,872 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 621,901 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 623,930 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 625,150 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 626,369 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 627,589 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 628,809 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 630,029 1000 ha | +0.2% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (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 32 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.