Forest land — Share in Land area in Asia
Asia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 20.21 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 20.21 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Asia peaked at 21.09 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 18.58 %, in 2000.
That places Asia 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.09 % | — |
| 1991 | 21.08 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.72 % | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 18.71 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 18.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 18.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 18.66 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 18.64 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 18.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 18.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 18.67 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.76 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.84 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.93 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.02 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.11 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.28 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 19.37 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.46 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.52 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.57 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.68 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.73 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.87 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.93 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.06 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 20.09 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 20.13 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.17 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 20.21 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.16 % | 18.63 % | 21.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.98 % | 18.58 % | 19.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.72 % | 19.46 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.13 % | 20.06 % | 20.21 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 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 — share in land area in Asia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Asia was 20.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.09 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.58 % in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Asia ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 — Share in 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.