Forest land — Area in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Forest land — Area was 204,645 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in South-eastern Asia is 204,645 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in South-eastern Asia peaked at 240,494 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 204,645 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places South-eastern Asia 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 227,720 1000 ha | 214,947 1000 ha | 240,494 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 212,391 1000 ha | 212,108 1000 ha | 212,674 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,086 1000 ha | 208,320 1000 ha | 212,737 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 206,360 1000 ha | 204,645 1000 ha | 208,076 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia
- 15 Colombia 59,457 1000 ha compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,370 1000 ha compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47,088 1000 ha compare
- 18 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 19 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South-eastern Asia
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 33.11 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.29 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 26 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 63,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 4.69 million t (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 47.88 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 3.66 kg/cap (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 9,855 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in South-eastern Asia?
- Forest land — area in South-eastern Asia was 204,645 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 240,494 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,645 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for forest land — area?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-eastern 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.