Forestland — Area in Asia
Asia: Forestland — Area was 630,029 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Asia recorded 630,029 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Asia peaked at 630,029 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 567,628 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Asia 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 568,104 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 567,628 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 581,147 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 580,720 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 580,294 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 579,867 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 579,441 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 579,014 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 578,587 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 578,161 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 577,734 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 580,496 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 583,259 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 586,021 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 588,783 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 591,545 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 594,307 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 597,070 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 599,832 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 602,594 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 605,356 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 607,042 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 608,728 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 610,414 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 612,100 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 613,786 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 615,814 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 617,843 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 619,872 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 621,901 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 623,930 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 625,150 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 626,369 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 627,589 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 628,809 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 630,029 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 577,296 1000 ha | 567,628 1000 ha | 581,147 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 590,164 1000 ha | 577,734 1000 ha | 602,594 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 613,286 1000 ha | 605,356 1000 ha | 621,901 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 626,979 1000 ha | 623,930 1000 ha | 630,029 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 OECD 1.12 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,189 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 84.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Asia?
- Forestland — area in Asia was 630,029 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 630,029 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 567,628 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Asia rank for forestland — area?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).