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 31st of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
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
- Land area — Area 3.11 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 947,202 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 62.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.44 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.44 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 86,424 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 251,913 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 37.86 % (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 31st out of 36 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.