Environment in Asia 196 indicators covering environment for Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 562,573 1000 ha 2022 up 1.1% 8th Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 8,330 1000 ha 2022 up 0.9% 2nd Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 158,598 1000 ha 2022 up 0.6% 10th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 8,945 1000 ha 2022 down 0.6% 11th Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 175,415 1000 ha 2022 up 4.4% 4th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 786,504 1000 ha 2022 down 1.2% 3rd Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC 10,159 1000 ha 2022 unchanged 5th Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC 81,379 1000 ha 2022 up 0.3% 4th Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services 95 % 2024 up 5.6% 13th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 35,913 1000 ha 2024 up 4.4% 2nd Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 500,591 1000 ha 2024 up 1.1% 2nd Grassland — Area from MODIS 825,387 1000 ha 2024 down 2.0% 3rd Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 773,472 1000 ha 2024 up 1.4% 8th Mangroves — Area from MODIS 10,243 1000 ha 2024 up 0.8% 3rd Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 81,973 1000 ha 2024 up 5.3% 11th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 8,844 1000 ha 2024 up 13.3% 6th Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 822,356 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% 3rd Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 5,502 1000 ha 2024 down 9.9% 7th Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 68,345 1000 ha 2024 up 1.2% 4th Temporary crops — Area 357,500 1000 ha 2024 down 0.8% 2nd Temporary fallow — Area 89,509 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% 2nd Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 7.25 million t 2024 down 25.7% 6th Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services 77 % 2024 up 16.7% 12th Mules and hinnies — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 4th Mules and hinnies — Share in total livestock 0.07 %LSU 2023 down 58.8% 20th Mules and hinnies — Stocks 605,345 LSU 2023 down 50.5% 7th Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 8,977 1000 ha 2024 up 103.4% 8th Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.59 % 2024 up 103.4% 19th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 812,706 million USD 2024 up 85.8% 2nd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 764,142 million USD 2024 up 81.2% 2nd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 2.2 % 2024 down 3.4% 24th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.2931 2024 up 29.1% 12th Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production 5.99 million TJ 2024 up 57.1% 3rd Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 4.97 million TJ 2024 up 49.2% 3rd Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 8.1 % 2021 up 8.0% 4th Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.07 LSU/ha 2023 up 16.7% 2nd Buffalo — Share in total livestock 13.6 %LSU 2023 down 3.4% 2nd Buffalo — Stocks 111.28 million LSU 2023 up 7.2% 2nd Bagasse — Energy production 2.13 million TJ 2024 up 39.3% 3rd Bagasse — Energy consumption 1.14 million TJ 2024 up 2.4% 3rd Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 1,323 1000 USD 2009 down 99.1% 24th Camels — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 13th Camels — Share in total livestock 0.46 %LSU 2023 up 84.0% 13th Camels — Stocks 3.80 million LSU 2023 up 103.1% 11th Biogases — Energy production 132,502 TJ 2024 up 99.1% 10th Gaseous biofuels — Energy production 132,502 TJ 2024 up 99.1% 10th Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 656,107 1000 USD 2008 up 419.0% 8th Liquid biofuels — Energy production 1.12 million TJ 2024 up 89.6% 8th Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 1.15 million TJ 2024 up 118.2% 8th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 54,991 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 578,891 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 62,812 1000 ha 2019 — 13th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 17,175 1000 ha 2019 — 9th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 847,624 1000 ha 2019 — 3rd Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 66,206 1000 ha 2019 — 4th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 8,819 1000 ha 2019 — 4th Biogases — Energy consumption 38,601 TJ 2024 down 6.8% 7th Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 38,601 TJ 2024 down 6.8% 7th Biogasoline — Energy consumption 299,068 TJ 2024 up 90.0% 8th Biogasoline — Energy production 220,278 TJ 2024 up 65.9% 8th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →