Planted Forest — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Planted Forest — Area was 2,051 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Western Asia stood at 2,051 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Western Asia peaked at 2,051 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,142 1000 ha, in 1990.
Western Asia ranks 29th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 | 1,601 1000 ha | 1,142 1000 ha | 1,736 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,791 1000 ha | 1,742 1000 ha | 1,839 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,942 1000 ha | 1,850 1000 ha | 1,981 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,016 1000 ha | 1,980 1000 ha | 2,051 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 26 Malaysia 2,359 1000 ha compare
- 27 France 2,356 1000 ha compare
- 28 Belarus 2,265 1000 ha compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 2,260 1000 ha compare
- 30 Australia 2,057 1000 ha compare
- 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,049 1000 ha compare
- 32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,597 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- 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)
- Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.24 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.1 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Western Asia?
- Planted forest — area in Western Asia was 2,051 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,051 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,142 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for planted forest — area?
- Western Asia ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 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.