Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0023 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.0023 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0029 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 sq. km per person, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0.0131 sq. km per person compare
- 36 Bahamas 0.0128 sq. km per person compare
- 37 Fiji 0.0126 sq. km per person compare
- 38 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0116 sq. km per person compare
- 39 Colombia 0.0112 sq. km per person compare
- 40 Mozambique 0.0107 sq. km per person compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 0.0106 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3795 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.73 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.0023 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.