Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Asia

Asia: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 630,029 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
630,029 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
11th
of 36 groups
All-time high
630,029 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
567,628 1000 ha
in 1991
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Asia, 1990–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200720251990: 568.1k 1000 ha1991: 567.6k 1000 ha1992: 581.1k 1000 ha1993: 580.7k 1000 ha1994: 580.3k 1000 ha1995: 579.9k 1000 ha1996: 579.4k 1000 ha1997: 579.0k 1000 ha1998: 578.6k 1000 ha1999: 578.2k 1000 ha2000: 577.7k 1000 ha2001: 580.5k 1000 ha2002: 583.3k 1000 ha2003: 586.0k 1000 ha2004: 588.8k 1000 ha2005: 591.5k 1000 ha2006: 594.3k 1000 ha2007: 597.1k 1000 ha2008: 599.8k 1000 ha2009: 602.6k 1000 ha2010: 605.4k 1000 ha2011: 607.0k 1000 ha2012: 608.7k 1000 ha2013: 610.4k 1000 ha2014: 612.1k 1000 ha2015: 613.8k 1000 ha2016: 615.8k 1000 ha2017: 617.8k 1000 ha2018: 619.9k 1000 ha2019: 621.9k 1000 ha2020: 623.9k 1000 ha2021: 625.1k 1000 ha2022: 626.4k 1000 ha2023: 627.6k 1000 ha2024: 628.8k 1000 ha2025: 630.0k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Asia recorded 630,029 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 in Asia peaked at 630,029 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 567,628 1000 ha, in 1991.

That places Asia 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,189 1000 ha compare
  2. 9 Australia 133,562 1000 ha compare
  3. 10 Indonesia 95,969 1000 ha compare
  4. 11 India 72,739 1000 ha compare
  5. 12 Peru 67,160 1000 ha compare
  6. 13 Mexico 66,266 1000 ha compare
  7. 14 Angola 63,262 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Asia?
Forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 630,029 1000 ha in 2025.
What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 567,628 1000 ha in 1991.
How does Asia rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
Asia ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).