Forest area in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Forest area was 30.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 30.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 30.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.9% | — |
| 1991 | 28.9% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 28.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.9% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.3% | 30.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3797 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 804.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 38.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 812.8 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Forest area in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 30.5% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for forest area?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.