Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Asia
Asia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 23.19 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 23.19 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Asia peaked at 23.19 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.44 %, in 1990.
That places Asia 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.44 % | — |
| 1991 | 14.67 % | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 15.02 % | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 15.26 % | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 15.5 % | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 15.74 % | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 15.97 % | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 16.21 % | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 16.45 % | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 16.69 % | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 16.93 % | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 17.23 % | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 17.52 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 17.81 % | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 18.1 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.39 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 18.67 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.95 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 19.23 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.51 % | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 19.78 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.99 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.2 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 20.41 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.62 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.83 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21.17 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.52 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 21.86 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 22.2 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 22.54 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 22.67 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 22.93 % | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 23.06 % | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 23.19 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.59 % | 14.44 % | 16.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.23 % | 16.93 % | 19.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.86 % | 19.78 % | 22.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.86 % | 22.54 % | 23.19 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 4 Bahrain 98.63 % compare
- 5 Isle of Man 95.37 % compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.79 % compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.51 % compare
- 7 United Kingdom 89.51 % compare
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88.49 % compare
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 planted forest — share in forest land in Asia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Asia was 23.19 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.19 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 % in 1990.
- How does Asia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Asia ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.