Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 38.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in South-Eastern Asia stood at 38.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 38.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1990.
That places South-Eastern Asia 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.1% | — |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.7% | 38.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.7% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 95.6% compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 87.5% compare
- 6 Zambia 82.5% compare
- 7 Réunion 73.0% compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 69.5% compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in South-Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in South-Eastern Asia was 38.9% 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1990.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-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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