| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 72.1 | 2020 | 1 | 72.1 |
| 2 ↓ | Laos | 71.9 | 2020 | 1 | 72.1 |
| 3 | Bhutan | 71.4 | 2020 | 3 | 71.4 |
| 4 | Japan | 68.4 | 2020 | 4 | 68.4 |
| 5 | South Korea | 64.5 | 2020 | 5 | 64.6 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 58.2 | 2020 | 6 | 58.3 |
| 7 | North Korea | 50.1 | 2020 | 7 | 50.3 |
| 8 | Russia | 49.8 | 2020 | 8 | 49.8 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 49.1 | 2020 | 9 | 49.4 |
| 10 | Vietnam | 47.2 | 2020 | 10 | 47 |
| 11 | Cambodia | 45.7 | 2020 | 11 | 46.6 |
| 12 | Burma (Myanmar) | 43.7 | 2020 | 12 | 44.2 |
| 13 | Nepal | 41.6 | 2020 | 13 | 41.6 |
| 14 | Thailand | 38.9 | 2020 | 14 | 39 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 34.2 | 2020 | 15 | 34.2 |
| 16 | India | 24.3 | 2020 | 16 | 24.2 |
| 17 | Philippines | 24.1 | 2020 | 17 | 24 |
| 18 | China | 23.3 | 2020 | 18 | 23.1 |
| 19 | Singapore | 22 | 2020 | 19 | 22.2 |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 14.5 | 2020 | 20 | 14.5 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 13.7 | 2020 | 21 | 13.6 |
| 22 | Mongolia | 9.1 | 2020 | 22 | 9.1 |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 8.8 | 2020 | 23 | 8.8 |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 8.4 | 2020 | 24 | 8.3 |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.9 | 2020 | 25 | 6.8 |
| 26 | Pakistan | 4.8 | 2020 | 26 | 4.9 |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 3.1 | 2020 | 27 | 3 |
| 28 | Maldives | 2.7 | 2020 | 28 | 2.7 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 1.3 | 2020 | 29 | 1.3 |
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
