Primary Forest — Area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Primary Forest — Area was 1,408 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 1,408 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Western Asia peaked at 1,484 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 781.33 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Western Asia 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,341 1000 ha | 781.33 1000 ha | 1,484 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,470 1000 ha | 1,464 1000 ha | 1,475 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,453 1000 ha | 1,438 1000 ha | 1,462 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,421 1000 ha | 1,408 1000 ha | 1,434 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 57.24 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.1 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Western Asia?
- Primary forest — area in Western Asia was 1,408 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,484 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 781.33 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Western Asia rank for primary forest — area?
- Western Asia ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.