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Countries in Asia Ranked by Forest area (2025)

Forest area: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

China ranks #1 with 2.27 million km². That is 2.4 times Indonesia in second place (959,690 km²). The top five are China, Indonesia, India, Myanmar and Japan. Together the top 10 account for 85.4% of the total across the 47 countries in Asia listed. The median across all 47 is 23,300 km²; Qatar is last at 14 km². China's figure has risen 27% since 2001 (1.79 million km² to 2.27 million km² in 2025).

#1
China · 2.27 million km²
Median
23,300 km²
Coverage
47 countries in Asia
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Forest areaBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 2.27 million; 2. Indonesia 959,690; 3. India 727,390; 4. Myanmar 270,950; 5. Japan 249,080; 6. Türkiye 228,060; 7. Thailand 196,470; 8. Malaysia 188,850; 9. Viet Nam 147,900; 10. Mongolia 141,780.China2.27 millionIndonesia959,690India727,390Myanmar270,950Japan249,080Türkiye228,060Thailand196,470Malaysia188,850Viet Nam147,900Mongolia141,780
Top 10: Forest area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 2.27 million; 2. Indonesia 959,690; 3. India 727,390; 4. Myanmar 270,950; 5. Japan 249,080; 6. Türkiye 228,060; 7. Thailand 196,470; 8. Malaysia 188,850; 9. Viet Nam 147,900; 10. Mongolia 141,780.
Forest area over time, top 5China: 1.79 million in 2001 to 2.27 million in 2025; Indonesia: 923,930 in 2001 to 959,690 in 2025; India: 677,820 in 2001 to 727,390 in 2025; Myanmar: 345,250 in 2001 to 270,950 in 2025; Japan: 248,850 in 2001 to 249,080 in 2025.0567,8751.14 million1.7 million2.27 million200120132025ChinaIndonesiaIndiaMyanmarJapan
Forest area over time, top 5 (km²). China: 1.79 million in 2001 to 2.27 million in 2025; Indonesia: 923,930 in 2001 to 959,690 in 2025; India: 677,820 in 2001 to 727,390 in 2025; Myanmar: 345,250 in 2001 to 270,950 in 2025; Japan: 248,850 in 2001 to 249,080 in 2025.
Share of the total: Forest areaChina 36.1%; Indonesia 15.2%; India 11.5%; Myanmar 4.3%; Japan 4.0%; All others 28.9%36%15%12%29%

China 36.1%Indonesia 15.2%India 11.5%Myanmar 4.3%Japan 4.0%All others 28.9%

Share of the total: Forest area, as a share of 47 countries in Asia. China 36.1%; Indonesia 15.2%; India 11.5%; Myanmar 4.3%; Japan 4.0%; All others 28.9%.

Full ranking

Countries in Asia Ranked by Forest area, 2025
RankCountryForest area (km²)
1China2,271,500
2Indonesia959,690
3India727,390
4Myanmar270,950
5Japan249,080
6Türkiye228,060
7Thailand196,470
8Malaysia188,850
9Viet Nam147,900
10Mongolia141,780
11Lao PDR130,360
12Iran, Islamic Rep.107,510
13Korea, Dem. People's Rep.77,279
14Philippines74,386
15Cambodia63,332
16Korea, Rep.62,791
17Nepal62,663
18Uzbekistan38,942
19Kazakhstan35,205
20Pakistan31,925
21Georgia31,005
22Saudi Arabia27,756
23Bhutan26,747
24Turkmenistan23,300
25Sri Lanka21,207
26Bangladesh18,734
27Kyrgyz Republic12,555
28Azerbaijan12,137
29Afghanistan12,094
30Timor-Leste10,543
31Iraq6,926
32Yemen, Rep.5,490
33Syrian Arab Republic5,278
34Tajikistan4,245
35Brunei Darussalam3,800
36Armenia3,341
37United Arab Emirates3,246
38Israel1,500
39Lebanon1,413
40Jordan707
41Singapore158
42West Bank and Gaza111
43Kuwait63
44Bahrain43.7
45Maldives37.2
46Oman16
47Qatar14

About the top 10

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

Forest area: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator AG.LND.FRST.K2. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Forest area (sq. km): FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.