Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Asia

Asia: Forest area, 1000 Hectares was 626,476 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
626,476
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
9th
of 11 groups
All-time high
626,476
in 2023
All-time low
585,796
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Asia, 1992–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1992200720231992: 585.8k1993: 586.0k1994: 586.2k1995: 586.4k1996: 586.6k1997: 586.8k1998: 587.0k1999: 587.2k2000: 587.4k2001: 589.8k2002: 592.1k2003: 594.5k2004: 596.8k2005: 599.2k2006: 601.5k2007: 603.9k2008: 606.2k2009: 608.6k2010: 611.0k2011: 612.0k2012: 613.0k2013: 614.0k2014: 615.1k2015: 616.1k2016: 618.4k2017: 618.9k2018: 620.2k2019: 621.4k2020: 622.7k2021: 624.0k2022: 625.2k2023: 626.5k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, forest area, 1000 hectares in Asia stood at 626,476. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares in Asia peaked at 626,476 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 585,796, in 1992.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 586,502 585,796 587,208 8
2000s 598,008 587,410 608,605 10
2010s 616,010 610,960 621,427 10
2020s 624,582 622,687 626,476 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 6 Australia 134,005 compare
  2. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 122,851 compare
  3. 8 Indonesia 90,317 compare
  4. 9 India 72,959 compare
  5. 10 Peru 71,812 compare
  6. 11 Mexico 65,309 compare
  7. 12 Angola 64,942 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More climate change data for Asia

All data for Asia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is forest area, 1000 hectares in Asia?
Forest area, 1000 hectares in Asia was 626,476 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 626,476 in 2023.
What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 585,796 in 1992.
How does Asia rank for forest area, 1000 hectares?
Asia ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest area, 1000 hectares rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 32 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Asia. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-area-1000-hectares-not-applicable/asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-area-1000-hectares-not-applicable/asia/">Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Asia</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
236 places, 7,520 data points, 1992–2023
Last refreshed

This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.