Primary Forest — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Primary Forest — Area was 15,927 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Eastern Asia stood at 15,927 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 15,927 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,235 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia 19th out of 31 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.
Primary Forest — Area in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,428 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,409 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14,389 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14,370 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14,351 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 14,332 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14,312 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14,293 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14,274 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14,254 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14,235 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14,360 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14,485 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 14,611 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 14,736 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14,861 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 14,975 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15,089 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15,203 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 15,317 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15,431 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15,530 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 15,629 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 15,729 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 15,828 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 15,927 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,341 1000 ha | 14,254 1000 ha | 14,428 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,235 1000 ha | 14,235 1000 ha | 14,235 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,787 1000 ha | 14,235 1000 ha | 15,317 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,679 1000 ha | 15,431 1000 ha | 15,927 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Eastern Asia?
- Primary forest — area in Eastern Asia was 15,927 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,927 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,235 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for primary forest — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Primary 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.