Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 173,702 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Eastern Asia stood at 173,702 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 173,702 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 152,970 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Eastern Asia 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 156,842 1000 ha | 152,970 1000 ha | 160,713 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 163,771 1000 ha | 161,574 1000 ha | 165,967 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 169,172 1000 ha | 166,456 1000 ha | 170,394 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 171,947 1000 ha | 170,192 1000 ha | 173,702 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 45,978 1000 ha compare
- 18 Argentina 45,218 1000 ha compare
- 19 Zambia 44,820 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 42,847 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,145 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 33,970 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 32,159 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.18 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 8.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 181.93 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 968,455 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Eastern Asia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Eastern Asia was 173,702 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 173,702 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,970 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.