Environment in Eastern Asia 1,188 indicators covering environment for Eastern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 1.73 million t 2016 down 1.4% 7th Wood pellets — Export quantity 16,719 t 2024 down 90.2% 15th Wood pellets — Export value 2,818 1000 USD 2024 down 89.5% 15th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 6,664 t 2024 up 33.8% 16th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 2,489 1000 USD 2024 up 112.7% 15th Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 454,765 1000 USD 2008 up 431.5% 8th Oriented strand board (OSB) — Production 14.69 million m3 2024 up 7,245.0% 5th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 9,157 ha th 2024 up 0.4% 21st Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 37.1% 2022 up 7,538.9% 24th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 12.0% 2022 up 173.7% 10th Liquid biofuels — Energy production 449,841 TJ 2024 up 28.4% 11th Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 431,607 TJ 2024 up 21.1% 11th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 196 t 2016 down 74.4% 15th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 206 1000 USD 2016 down 52.2% 15th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 30,300 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 173,254 1000 ha 2019 — 8th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 8,316 1000 ha 2019 — 20th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 5,793 1000 ha 2019 — 10th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 298,393 1000 ha 2019 — 5th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 13,517 1000 ha 2019 — 11th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 2,118 1000 ha 2019 — 13th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 1,509 m3 2024 up 71.3% 23rd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 626 1000 USD 2024 up 164.1% 23rd Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 647 t 2016 up 247.8% 14th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 268 1000 USD 2016 up 182.1% 13th Biogases — Energy consumption 1,258 TJ 2024 down 67.0% 22nd Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 1,258 TJ 2024 down 67.0% 22nd Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 17,588 m3 2024 up 384.0% 16th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 1,299 1000 USD 2024 up 45.1% 16th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 1.96 million t 2024 up 245.4% 13th Biogasoline — Energy consumption 107,198 TJ 2024 up 6.2% 12th 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 18,000 t 2016 — 12th Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation -1 1000 t 2023 — 24th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 11,359 t 2024 up 3,127.0% 12th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 5,449 1000 USD 2024 up 2,944.1% 12th Above-ground biomass in forest 78.52 t per ha 2025 up 15.4% 28th Forest area 280,246 ha th 2025 up 6.4% 17th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 24.2% 2025 up 6.4% 22nd Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 14.6% 2025 up 5.6% 26th Biogasoline — Energy production 88,744 TJ 2024 down 1.5% 11th Biodiesel — Energy consumption 324,409 TJ 2024 up 27.0% 11th Wood pellets — Production 1.92 million t 2024 up 250.7% 13th Black liquor — Energy production 132,703 TJ 2024 down 28.1% 11th ← Previous Page 18 of 20 Next →