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Overview

East Asia
The Republic of Korea has the largest area covered under forest. As of 2005, it stood at 63.5% of the total land. However, Korea, along with Mongolia, witnessed a fall in the forest area; from 54.5% in 1990 to 63.5% in 2005. Mongolia has the least proportion of land area covered under forest – 6.5%, down from 7.3% way back in 1990. Mongolia has the least, and Taipei, China, the most per capita Carbon Dioxide emissions.

South-East Asia
South-East Asia by far appears to be the greenest area in Asia. Malaysia is the greenest country with 63.6% of the total land covered under forest, followed by Cambodia with 59.2%. Thailand witnessed a drastic cut in the forest area from 31.2% in 1990 to 3.3% in 2005. Singapore was the most polluted with per capita CO2 emission of 11.3 metric tons.

South Asia
India is the third most environmental friendly economy in South Asia. Bhutan leads the chart of proportion of land covered under forest, followed by Sri Lanka and India. India witnessed a increased in area covered under forest from 21.5% to 22.8%. Per capita CO2 emission in India was at 1.2 metric tone in 2003, followed by Sri Lanka at 0.5 MT, followed by Bangladesh at 0.3 MT.

Central & West Asia
Azerbaijan scores on the list of proportion of area covered under forest. 11.3% of the total land in Azerbaijan is under forest. Turkmenistan is in the second position at 8.8%, followed by Pakistan, where 2.5% of the total area in under forest. Land under forest area declined in Pakistan from 3.3% in 1990 to 2.5% in 2005. Per capita CO2 emission is the highest in Kazakhstan.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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