Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 84,716 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Southern Asia stood at 84,716 1000 ha. 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 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Southern Asia peaked at 84,716 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78,897 1000 ha, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 23rd 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78,897 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 79,196 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 79,495 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 79,794 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 80,094 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 80,393 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 80,692 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 80,992 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81,291 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81,590 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 81,889 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 82,042 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 82,194 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 82,346 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 82,499 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 82,651 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 82,804 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82,956 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83,108 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 83,260 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83,413 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83,586 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83,759 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83,932 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84,105 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84,278 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84,317 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84,356 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84,395 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84,434 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84,473 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84,522 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84,571 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84,619 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84,668 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 84,716 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,243 1000 ha | 78,897 1000 ha | 81,590 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,575 1000 ha | 81,889 1000 ha | 83,260 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,057 1000 ha | 83,413 1000 ha | 84,434 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,595 1000 ha | 84,473 1000 ha | 84,716 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 20 Argentina 45,218 1000 ha compare
- 21 Central African Republic 45,091 1000 ha compare
- 22 Zambia 44,820 1000 ha compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 42,847 1000 ha compare
- 24 Melanesia 39,145 1000 ha compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 33,970 1000 ha compare
- 26 Mozambique 32,159 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Southern Asia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Southern Asia was 84,716 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84,716 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,897 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 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.