Forest land — Share in Land area in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 46.41 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in South-Eastern Asia is 46.41 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 55.21 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.41 %, in 2024.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.21 % | — |
| 1991 | 54.55 % | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 53.9 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.25 % | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 52.6 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 51.95 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 51.3 % | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 50.64 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 49.99 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 49.34 % | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 48.12 % | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 48.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.17 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.17 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.93 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 47.62 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.46 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.35 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 46.87 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.41 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.27 % | 49.34 % | 55.21 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.18 % | 48.12 % | 48.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.64 % | 47.24 % | 48.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.75 % | 46.41 % | 47.19 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 4 Gabon 91.44 % compare
- 5 Palau 90.83 % compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.84 % compare
- 7 Guyana 87.07 % compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 86.09 % compare
- 9 American Samoa 79.65 % compare
- 10 Pitcairn 78.51 % compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 25.22 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 2.69 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in South-Eastern Asia?
- Forest land — share in land area in South-Eastern Asia was 46.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.21 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.41 % in 2024.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 — 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.