Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 15.98 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Southern 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 Southern Asia is 15.98 %, measured 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 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Asia peaked at 15.98 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.22 %, in 1990.
That places Southern Asia 8th 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.22 % | — |
| 1991 | 14.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.24 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.25 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 14.26 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.27 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.28 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.29 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.32 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.39 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.49 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.52 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 14.55 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.79 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.04 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 15.28 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.53 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.77 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.81 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 15.85 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 15.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 15.98 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.25 % | 14.22 % | 14.29 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.35 % | 14.29 % | 14.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.75 % | 14.41 % | 15.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.88 % | 15.77 % | 15.98 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
- 10 Ireland 85.91 % compare
- 11 Czechia 84.28 % compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Asia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Asia was 15.98 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.98 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.22 % in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.