Forest area — all countries

Forest area — Eastern Asia

Forest area in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 2,769,447 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 31.9%.

2023 2.77M km² +0.67% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.77M km²2023
Period minimum 2.1M km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Eastern Asia, 1990–20232M2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 2,099,056 km²1991: 2,118,222 km²1992: 2,137,387 km²1993: 2,156,553 km²1994: 2,175,718 km²1995: 2,194,884 km²1996: 2,214,049 km²1997: 2,233,215 km²1998: 2,252,380 km²1999: 2,271,546 km²2000: 2,290,711 km²2001: 2,314,030 km²2002: 2,337,348 km²2003: 2,360,667 km²2004: 2,383,986 km²2005: 2,407,304 km²2006: 2,430,623 km²2007: 2,453,941 km²2008: 2,477,260 km²2009: 2,500,578 km²2010: 2,523,897 km²2011: 2,542,897 km²2012: 2,561,897 km²2013: 2,580,898 km²2014: 2,599,898 km²2015: 2,618,898 km²2016: 2,640,172 km²2017: 2,658,611 km²2018: 2,677,090 km²2019: 2,695,559 km²2020: 2,714,028 km²2021: 2,732,507 km²2022: 2,750,980 km²2023: 2,769,447 km²
Change over the period: +670,391 (+31.94%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Asia 2.77M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.77M +18,467 +0.67%
2022 2.75M +18,473 +0.68%
2021 2.73M +18,479 +0.68%
2020 2.71M +18,469 +0.69%
2019 2.7M +18,469 +0.69%
2018 2.68M +18,479 +0.7%
2017 2.66M +18,439 +0.7%
2016 2.64M +21,274 +0.81%
2015 2.62M +19,000 +0.73%
2014 2.6M +19,000 +0.74%
2013 2.58M +19,000 +0.74%
2012 2.56M +19,000 +0.75%
2011 2.54M +19,000 +0.75%
2010 2.52M +23,319 +0.93%
2009 2.5M +23,319 +0.94%
2008 2.48M +23,319 +0.95%
2007 2.45M +23,319 +0.96%
2006 2.43M +23,319 +0.97%
2005 2.41M +23,319 +0.98%
2004 2.38M +23,319 +0.99%
2003 2.36M +23,319 +1%
2002 2.34M +23,319 +1.01%
2001 2.31M +23,319 +1.02%
2000 2.29M +19,166 +0.84%
1999 2.27M +19,166 +0.85%
1998 2.25M +19,166 +0.86%
1997 2.23M +19,166 +0.87%
1996 2.21M +19,166 +0.87%
1995 2.19M +19,166 +0.88%
1994 2.18M +19,166 +0.89%
1993 2.16M +19,166 +0.9%
1992 2.14M +19,166 +0.9%
1991 2.12M +19,166 +0.91%
1990 2.1M

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.