Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eastern Asia is 14.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eastern Asia peaked at 14.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1990.
Eastern Asia ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +244.1% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +55.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eastern Asia was 14.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Eastern Asia ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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