China vs Eastern Europe: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- China
- Eastern Europe
How they compare
Eastern Europe currently reports 879,473 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, a difference of 652,320 1000 ha.
That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 3.9 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Europe has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 231 countries.
Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166,078 1000 ha | 859,264 1000 ha | 693,186 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2000s | 187,625 1000 ha | 860,749 1000 ha | 673,124 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 209,150 1000 ha | 869,372 1000 ha | 660,222 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 223,126 1000 ha | 877,111 1000 ha | 653,986 1000 ha | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, China or Eastern Europe?
- Eastern Europe, at 879,473 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between China and Eastern Europe?
- 652,320 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Eastern Europe rank globally for forest land — area?
- China ranks 5th and Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 231 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.