Primary Forest — Area in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Primary Forest — Area was 52,315 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in South-eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in South-eastern Asia stood at 52,315 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in South-eastern Asia peaked at 67,049 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50,939 1000 ha, in 2015.
South-eastern Asia ranks 15th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,090 1000 ha | 57,131 1000 ha | 67,049 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,080 1000 ha | 52,131 1000 ha | 56,029 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,517 1000 ha | 50,939 1000 ha | 52,339 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,502 1000 ha | 52,315 1000 ha | 52,689 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia
More environment data for South-eastern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.29 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 450,768 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 2.69 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 132,290 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 442,430 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.12 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 8.02 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in South-eastern Asia?
- Primary forest — area in South-eastern Asia was 52,315 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 67,049 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,939 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for primary forest — area?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 15th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.