South Asia - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in South Asia was 897,787 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 897,787 in 2020 and a minimum value of 777,414 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 777,414
1991 829,036
1992 832,238
1993 835,439
1994 838,641
1995 841,842
1996 845,044
1997 848,246
1998 851,447
1999 854,649
2000 859,750
2001 859,524
2002 861,197
2003 862,870
2004 864,543
2005 866,217
2006 867,890
2007 869,563
2008 871,236
2009 872,910
2010 874,583
2011 876,985
2012 879,387
2013 881,789
2014 884,191
2015 886,593
2016 888,602
2017 891,071
2018 893,309
2019 895,548
2020 897,787

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in South Asia was 18.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 18.82 in 2020, while its lowest value was 16.26 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 16.26
1991 17.34
1992 17.41
1993 17.48
1994 17.57
1995 17.64
1996 17.71
1997 17.77
1998 17.84
1999 17.91
2000 18.01
2001 18.01
2002 18.04
2003 18.08
2004 18.12
2005 18.15
2006 18.19
2007 18.22
2008 18.26
2009 18.29
2010 18.33
2011 18.38
2012 18.43
2013 18.48
2014 18.53
2015 18.58
2016 18.63
2017 18.68
2018 18.72
2019 18.77
2020 18.82

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use