Environment in Asia

1,071 indicators covering environment for Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 101,737 m3 2024 down 8.8% 9th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 23,472 1000 USD 2024 up 74.8% 8th
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 66.79 % 2025 up 7.5% 4th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 2.62 million t 2016 up 13.4% 5th
Wood pellets — Export quantity 8.31 million t 2024 up 536.9% 6th
Wood pellets — Export value 1.12 million 1000 USD 2024 up 461.0% 6th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 293,698 t 2024 up 117.2% 6th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 56,903 1000 USD 2024 up 31.4% 6th
Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 656,107 1000 USD 2008 up 419.0% 1st
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production 14.96 million m3 2024 up 5,338.6% 4th
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 36.9% 2022 up 354.5% 25th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 7.7% 2022 up 210.5% 15th
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 35,284 ha th 2024 up 71.1% 8th
Liquid biofuels — Energy production 1.12 million TJ 2024 up 89.6% 1st
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 1.15 million TJ 2024 up 118.2% 1st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 2,854 t 2016 up 6.7% 9th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 3,006 1000 USD 2016 up 85.9% 9th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 54,991 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 578,891 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 62,812 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 17,175 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 847,624 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 66,206 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 8,819 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 38,915 m3 2024 down 11.9% 12th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 7,087 1000 USD 2024 up 113.0% 12th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 2,906 t 2016 down 28.8% 10th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 898 1000 USD 2016 down 36.4% 10th
Biogases — Energy consumption 38,601 TJ 2024 down 6.8% 1st
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 38,601 TJ 2024 down 6.8% 1st
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 63,687 m3 2024 up 356.5% 11th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 8,004 1000 USD 2024 up 252.8% 11th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 10.74 million t 2024 up 470.7% 6th
Biogasoline — Energy consumption 299,068 TJ 2024 up 90.0% 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Biological fixation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Leaching — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st
Volatilisation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 43,000 t 2016 unchanged 4th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 38,500 t 2016 up 87.8% 9th
Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation -1 1000 t 2023 up 98.0% 24th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 13,069 t 2024 up 900.7% 11th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 7,461 1000 USD 2024 up 704.0% 11th
Above-ground biomass in forest 107.58 t per ha 2025 up 6.2% 18th
Forest area 630,028 ha th 2025 up 2.6% 11th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 20.2% 2025 up 2.6% 25th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 26.5% 2025 up 4.2% 8th
Biogasoline — Energy production 220,278 TJ 2024 up 65.9% 1st