China, mainland vs Northern America: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- China, mainland
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 677,716 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 450,563 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.0 times China, mainland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 4th of 210 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166,078 1000 ha | 663,506 1000 ha | 497,428 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 187,625 1000 ha | 668,484 1000 ha | 480,859 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 209,150 1000 ha | 676,917 1000 ha | 467,767 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 223,126 1000 ha | 677,920 1000 ha | 454,795 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, China, mainland or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 677,716 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between China, mainland and Northern America?
- 450,563 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Northern America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China, mainland and Northern America rank globally for forest land — area?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 4th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.