Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0028 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific is 0.0028 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0035 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 sq. km per person, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.003 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 32 Vanuatu 0.0138 sq. km per person compare
- 33 Liberia 0.0137 sq. km per person compare
- 34 Montenegro 0.0133 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific
- Rural population 35.2% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3523 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 842.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0028 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.