Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 8.92 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in South-Eastern Asia is 8.92 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 8.92 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.29 %, in 1990.
That places South-Eastern Asia 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.29 % | — |
| 1991 | 4.39 % | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.49 % | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.59 % | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.69 % | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.8 % | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.91 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.02 % | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 5.14 % | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 5.25 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.38 % | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.48 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.59 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8 % | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.91 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.02 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6.12 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.23 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.34 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.44 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.63 % | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.82 % | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.01 % | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7.2 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.4 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.63 % | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 7.86 % | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1 % | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.33 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.57 % | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 8.64 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.71 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 8.78 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.85 % | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 8.92 % | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.76 % | 4.29 % | 5.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.86 % | 5.38 % | 6.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.34 % | 6.44 % | 8.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 % | 8.57 % | 8.92 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 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
- 10 Ireland 85.91 % compare
- 11 Czechia 84.28 % compare
- 12 Egypt 82.97 % compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 25.22 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 2.69 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in South-Eastern Asia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in South-Eastern Asia was 8.92 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 % in 1990.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-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.