China vs Indonesia: Forest area
China
227.15 million hectares
in 2025
Indonesia
95.97 million hectares
in 2025
China rank
5th
Indonesia rank
8th
Forest area over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 227.15 million hectares against 95.97 million hectares in Indonesia, a difference of 131.18 million hectares.
That makes China's figure about 2.4 times Indonesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 235 countries.
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About this data
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.