Forest area in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Forest area was 27.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 27.3% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 27.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.3% | — |
| 1991 | 26.3% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.1% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 26.0% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 26.7% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific
- Rural population, per capita 0.3523 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 842.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 778.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in East Asia & Pacific?
- Forest area in East Asia & Pacific was 27.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for forest area?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.