China vs Europe: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 1.04 million 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, a difference of 811,757 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 4.6 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Europe ranks 3rd of 231 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166,078 1000 ha | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 838,155 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 187,625 1000 ha | 1.01 million 1000 ha | 824,935 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 209,150 1000 ha | 1.03 million 1000 ha | 815,937 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 223,126 1000 ha | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 812,880 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, China or Europe?
- Europe, at 1.04 million 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between China and Europe?
- 811,757 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Europe rank globally for forest land — area?
- China ranks 5th and Europe ranks 3rd 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.