Forest land — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Forest land — Area was 32,882 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Western 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 Western Asia is 32,882 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Western Asia peaked at 32,882 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25,188 1000 ha, in 1990.
Western Asia ranks 30th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,188 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 25,231 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 29,593 1000 ha | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 29,640 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 29,687 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 29,734 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 29,781 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 29,828 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 29,876 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 29,923 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 29,970 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 30,079 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30,188 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 30,296 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 30,405 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 30,514 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 30,623 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 30,732 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 30,841 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 30,950 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 31,058 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 31,174 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 31,290 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 31,406 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 31,521 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 31,637 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 31,761 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31,884 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 32,008 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 32,132 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 32,256 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 32,381 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 32,506 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 32,632 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 32,757 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 32,882 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,848 1000 ha | 25,188 1000 ha | 29,923 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,460 1000 ha | 29,970 1000 ha | 30,950 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,587 1000 ha | 31,058 1000 ha | 32,132 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,569 1000 ha | 32,256 1000 ha | 32,882 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Western Asia?
- Forest land — area in Western Asia was 32,882 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,882 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,188 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for forest land — area?
- Western Asia ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.