China vs United States: Forest area
China
227.15 million hectares
in 2025
United States
308.89 million hectares
in 2025
China rank
5th
United States rank
4th
Forest area over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 308.89 million hectares against 227.15 million hectares in China, a difference of 81.74 million hectares.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th 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.