Forestland — Area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Forestland — Area was 280,246 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Eastern Asia is 280,246 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Eastern Asia peaked at 280,246 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 210,449 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Eastern Asia 8th out of 46 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 219,279 1000 ha | 210,449 1000 ha | 228,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 240,707 1000 ha | 230,072 1000 ha | 251,342 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,228 1000 ha | 253,705 1000 ha | 270,405 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 276,205 1000 ha | 272,164 1000 ha | 280,246 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 5 China (People’s Republic of) 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 Australia 133,562 1000 ha compare
- 9 Indonesia 95,969 1000 ha compare
- 10 India 72,739 1000 ha compare
- 11 Peru 67,160 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 780.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,598 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Eastern Asia?
- Forestland — area in Eastern Asia was 280,246 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 280,246 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,449 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for forestland — area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 46 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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).