Forest land — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Forest land — Area was 100,831 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Southern 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 Southern Asia is 100,831 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Southern Asia peaked at 100,831 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91,973 1000 ha, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 36 groups on this measure, 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 | 93,581 1000 ha | 91,973 1000 ha | 95,188 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,406 1000 ha | 95,545 1000 ha | 97,266 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,607 1000 ha | 97,457 1000 ha | 99,954 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,558 1000 ha | 100,286 1000 ha | 100,831 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 19 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 25 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- 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)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.16 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Southern Asia?
- Forest land — area in Southern Asia was 100,831 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 100,831 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,973 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for forest land — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.