Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Asia
Asia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 76.81 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 76.81 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Asia peaked at 85.56 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76.81 %, in 2025.
Asia ranks 27th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.56 % | — |
| 1991 | 85.33 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 84.98 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 84.74 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 84.5 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 84.26 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 84.03 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.79 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 83.55 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 83.31 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 83.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 82.77 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.48 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.9 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.61 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.05 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.77 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.49 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.22 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.01 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.83 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.48 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.14 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.46 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 77.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.94 % | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 76.81 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.41 % | 83.31 % | 85.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.77 % | 80.49 % | 83.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.14 % | 77.8 % | 80.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.14 % | 76.81 % | 77.46 % | 6 |
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Asia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Asia was 76.81 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.56 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.81 % in 2025.
- How does Asia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Asia ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.