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 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,142 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,147 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1,694 1000 ha | +47.7% |
| 1993 | 1,700 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,706 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,712 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,718 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,724 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,730 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,736 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,742 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,753 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,764 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,774 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,785 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,796 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,807 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,817 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,828 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,839 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,876 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,902 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,929 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,955 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,981 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,981 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,981 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,981 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,980 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,980 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,994 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,008 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,023 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,037 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 2,051 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Planted Forest — Area in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +47.7% | 1,147 1000 ha | 1,694 1000 ha |
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
- 25 Nigeria 2,658 1000 ha compare
- 26 Czechia 2,502 1000 ha compare
- 27 Portugal 2,488 1000 ha compare
- 28 New Zealand 2,434 1000 ha compare
- 29 South Africa 2,423 1000 ha compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 2,384 1000 ha compare
- 31 Malaysia 2,359 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (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 28th out of 32 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.