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 26th out of 31 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.
Primary Forest — Area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 782.44 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 781.33 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,484 1000 ha | +90.0% |
| 1993 | 1,483 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,482 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,481 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,480 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,479 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,478 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,476 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,475 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,474 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,473 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,471 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,470 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,469 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,468 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,466 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,465 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,464 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,462 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,461 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,459 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,458 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,456 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,455 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,450 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,446 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,442 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,438 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,434 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,428 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,423 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,418 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,413 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,408 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary Forest — Area in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +90.0% | 781.33 1000 ha | 1,484 1000 ha |
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
- 23 Madagascar 7,373 1000 ha compare
- 24 Central African Republic 3,898 1000 ha compare
- 25 Cameroon 3,557 1000 ha compare
- 26 Myanmar 3,192 1000 ha compare
- 27 Japan 2,974 1000 ha compare
- 28 Sweden 2,096 1000 ha compare
- 29 New Zealand 2,000 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (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 26th out of 31 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.