Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 30,831 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Western Asia is 30,831 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Western Asia peaked at 30,831 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24,047 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Western Asia 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,247 1000 ha | 24,047 1000 ha | 28,186 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,669 1000 ha | 28,227 1000 ha | 29,111 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,645 1000 ha | 29,209 1000 ha | 30,151 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,553 1000 ha | 30,275 1000 ha | 30,831 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Western Asia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Western Asia was 30,831 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30,831 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,047 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Western Asia ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 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.