Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 38.02 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 38.02 % 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Eastern Asia peaked at 38.02 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.31 %, in 1990.
That places Eastern Asia 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.46 % | 27.31 % | 29.55 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.93 % | 29.77 % | 33.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.47 % | 34.39 % | 37.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.74 % | 37.47 % | 38.02 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.18 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 8.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 181.93 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 968,455 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Eastern Asia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Eastern Asia was 38.02 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.02 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.31 % in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Eastern Asia ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.