Americas vs China: Forest area
Americas
1.62 million ha th
in 2025
China
227,153 ha th
in 2025
Americas rank
3rd
China rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.62 million ha th against 227,153 ha th in China, a difference of 1.40 million ha th.
That makes Americas's figure about 7.2 times China's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 11 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million ha th | 157,141 ha th | 1.64 million ha th | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.72 million ha th | 177,001 ha th | 1.55 million ha th | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.67 million ha th | 205,452 ha th | 1.47 million ha th | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.64 million ha th | 223,126 ha th | 1.41 million ha th | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 1.62 million ha th against 227,153 ha th in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Americas and China?
- 1.40 million ha th, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for forest area?
- Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 4th of 11 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.