Planted Forest — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Planted Forest — Area was 16,114 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Southern Asia stood at 16,114 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 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Southern Asia peaked at 16,114 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,077 1000 ha, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 14th 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.
Planted Forest — Area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,077 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 13,135 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 13,192 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 13,250 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 13,308 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 13,366 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 13,424 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 13,482 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 13,540 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 13,598 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 13,656 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 13,695 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 13,734 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 13,772 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 13,811 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 13,850 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13,889 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13,928 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13,967 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 14,006 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 14,044 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14,105 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14,166 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14,226 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 14,287 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 14,348 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 14,641 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14,934 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 15,226 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15,519 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15,812 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 15,873 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15,933 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 15,994 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 16,054 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 16,114 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,337 1000 ha | 13,077 1000 ha | 13,598 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,831 1000 ha | 13,656 1000 ha | 14,006 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,550 1000 ha | 14,044 1000 ha | 15,519 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,963 1000 ha | 15,812 1000 ha | 16,114 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
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 planted forest — area in Southern Asia?
- Planted forest — area in Southern Asia was 16,114 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,114 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,077 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for planted forest — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Planted 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.