Forest area in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Forest area was 4.90 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 4.90 million sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 4.90 million sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.61 million sq. km, in 2000.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.64 million sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 4.63 million sq. km | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.63 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.63 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.63 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.63 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.62 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.62 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.62 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.62 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.61 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.63 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.65 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.67 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.69 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.71 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.73 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.75 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.77 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.78 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.80 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.81 million sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.81 million sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.82 million sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.83 million sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.83 million sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.85 million sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.85 million sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.86 million sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.87 million sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.87 million sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.88 million sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.89 million sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.90 million sq. km | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.63 million sq. km | 4.62 million sq. km | 4.64 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.70 million sq. km | 4.61 million sq. km | 4.78 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 million sq. km | 4.80 million sq. km | 4.87 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 million sq. km | 4.87 million sq. km | 4.90 million sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3795 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 813.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 37.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 805.09 current US$ 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 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Forest area in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 4.90 million sq. km 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 million sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 million sq. km in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for forest area?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 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 (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land 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.