Forest in Asia · 2023

What country in Asia has the most forest?

China has the most forest in Asia, with 2,256,169 km² of forest.

Ranking by km²
#CountryShare of #1km²
1 China 2,256,169
2 Indonesia 903,166
3 India 729,592
4 Myanmar 276,748
5 Japan 249,350
6 Türkiye 226,884
7 Thailand 197,650
8 Malaysia 189,636
9 Laos 164,920
10 Vietnam 148,708
11 Mongolia 141,695
12 Iran 107,884
13 Cambodia 76,013
14 Philippines 72,933
15 South Korea 62,570
16 North Korea 59,664
17 Nepal 59,620
18 Turkmenistan 41,270
19 Uzbekistan 37,672
20 Pakistan 36,019
21 Kazakhstan 35,424
22 Georgia 28,224
23 Bhutan 27,310
24 Sri Lanka 21,035
25 Bangladesh 18,834
26 Kyrgyzstan 13,701
27 Afghanistan 12,084
28 Azerbaijan 11,664
29 Saudi Arabia 9,770
30 Iraq 8,250
31 Yemen 5,490
32 Syria 5,221
33 Tajikistan 4,268
34 Brunei 3,800
35 Armenia 3,276
36 United Arab Emirates 3,173
37 Lebanon 1,451
38 Israel 1,400
39 Jordan 975
40 Singapore 150
41 Palestine 101
42 Kuwait 63
43 Oman 24
44 Maldives 8
45 Bahrain 8
46 Qatar 0

Key facts

Runners-up

Indonesia is 2nd and India 3rd in Asia.

Lead

China has 2.5× the figure of Indonesia.

Share of the total

China alone accounts for 36.1% of all 46 ranked countries in Asia.

Top 10

The ten largest together account for 85.4%.

Questions

What country in Asia has the most forest?

China has the most forest in Asia, with 2,256,169 km² of forest.

What country in Asia has the second most forest?

Indonesia ranks second in Asia, with 903,166 km².

How many countries are in this ranking?

46 countries in Asia with data from World Bank (2023). Territories are not ranked.

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