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Forest area — ASEAN

Forest area in ASEAN in 2023 — 2,033,723 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 16.7%.

2023 2.03M km² −0.52% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 2.44M km²1990
Period minimum 2.03M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — ASEAN, 1990–20232M2.2M2.4M2.6M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 2,441,734 km²1991: 2,420,111 km²1992: 2,398,489 km²1993: 2,376,866 km²1994: 2,355,244 km²1995: 2,333,621 km²1996: 2,311,998 km²1997: 2,290,376 km²1998: 2,268,753 km²1999: 2,247,131 km²2000: 2,225,508 km²2001: 2,221,234 km²2002: 2,216,959 km²2003: 2,212,684 km²2004: 2,208,409 km²2005: 2,204,135 km²2006: 2,199,860 km²2007: 2,195,585 km²2008: 2,191,310 km²2009: 2,187,036 km²2010: 2,182,761 km²2011: 2,169,475 km²2012: 2,156,188 km²2013: 2,142,902 km²2014: 2,129,615 km²2015: 2,116,329 km²2016: 2,115,538 km²2017: 2,097,382 km²2018: 2,086,772 km²2019: 2,076,162 km²2020: 2,065,553 km²2021: 2,054,943 km²2022: 2,044,333 km²2023: 2,033,723 km²
Change over the period: −408,010 (−16.71%) Average annual rate: -0.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 2.03M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.03M −10,610 −0.52%
2022 2.04M −10,610 −0.52%
2021 2.05M −10,610 −0.51%
2020 2.07M −10,610 −0.51%
2019 2.08M −10,610 −0.51%
2018 2.09M −10,610 −0.51%
2017 2.1M −18,156 −0.86%
2016 2.12M −791 −0.04%
2015 2.12M −13,286 −0.62%
2014 2.13M −13,286 −0.62%
2013 2.14M −13,286 −0.62%
2012 2.16M −13,286 −0.61%
2011 2.17M −13,286 −0.61%
2010 2.18M −4,275 −0.2%
2009 2.19M −4,275 −0.2%
2008 2.19M −4,275 −0.19%
2007 2.2M −4,275 −0.19%
2006 2.2M −4,275 −0.19%
2005 2.2M −4,275 −0.19%
2004 2.21M −4,275 −0.19%
2003 2.21M −4,275 −0.19%
2002 2.22M −4,275 −0.19%
2001 2.22M −4,275 −0.19%
2000 2.23M −21,623 −0.96%
1999 2.25M −21,623 −0.95%
1998 2.27M −21,623 −0.94%
1997 2.29M −21,623 −0.94%
1996 2.31M −21,623 −0.93%
1995 2.33M −21,623 −0.92%
1994 2.36M −21,623 −0.91%
1993 2.38M −21,623 −0.9%
1992 2.4M −21,623 −0.89%
1991 2.42M −21,623 −0.89%
1990 2.44M — —

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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