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 32 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.
Forest land — Area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91,973 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 92,330 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 92,688 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 93,045 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 93,402 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 93,759 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 94,116 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 94,474 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 94,831 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 95,188 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 95,545 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 95,736 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95,928 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96,119 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96,310 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 96,501 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96,692 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96,884 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97,075 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97,266 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97,457 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97,691 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97,925 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98,158 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98,392 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98,625 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98,958 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99,290 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99,622 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99,954 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 100,286 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 100,395 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100,504 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 100,613 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 100,722 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 100,831 1000 ha | +0.1% |
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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47,088 1000 ha compare
- 20 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 21 Central African Republic 45,095 1000 ha compare
- 22 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 24 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (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 32 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.