Forest cover — all countries

Forest cover — South-Eastern Asia

Forest cover in South-Eastern Asia in 2023 — 46.17%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 10.1 pp.

2023 46.17% −0.24 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 56.27%1990
Period minimum 46.17%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2023455055601990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 56.27%1991: 55.77%1992: 55.28%1993: 54.78%1994: 54.28%1995: 53.79%1996: 53.29%1997: 52.79%1998: 52.3%1999: 51.8%2000: 50.7%2001: 50.61%2002: 50.52%2003: 50.42%2004: 50.33%2005: 50.2%2006: 50.1%2007: 50.01%2008: 49.91%2009: 49.81%2010: 49.71%2011: 49.41%2012: 49.11%2013: 48.81%2014: 48.5%2015: 48.2%2016: 48.19%2017: 47.78%2018: 47.53%2019: 47.29%2020: 47.05%2021: 46.65%2022: 46.41%2023: 46.17%
Change over the period: −10.1 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 46.17%
World 31.1%
Forest cover — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 46.17 −0.24 pp
2022 46.41 −0.24 pp
2021 46.65 −0.4 pp
2020 47.05 −0.24 pp
2019 47.29 −0.24 pp
2018 47.53 −0.24 pp
2017 47.78 −0.41 pp
2016 48.19 −0.02 pp
2015 48.2 −0.3 pp
2014 48.5 −0.31 pp
2013 48.81 −0.3 pp
2012 49.11 −0.3 pp
2011 49.41 −0.3 pp
2010 49.71 −0.1 pp
2009 49.81 −0.1 pp
2008 49.91 −0.1 pp
2007 50.01 −0.1 pp
2006 50.1 −0.1 pp
2005 50.2 −0.13 pp
2004 50.33 −0.1 pp
2003 50.42 −0.09 pp
2002 50.52 −0.09 pp
2001 50.61 −0.1 pp
2000 50.7 −1.1 pp
1999 51.8 −0.5 pp
1998 52.3 −0.5 pp
1997 52.79 −0.5 pp
1996 53.29 −0.5 pp
1995 53.79 −0.5 pp
1994 54.28 −0.5 pp
1993 54.78 −0.5 pp
1992 55.28 −0.5 pp
1991 55.77 −0.5 pp
1990 56.27

About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.