China vs United States: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 308,895 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, a difference of 81,742 1000 ha.
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 7th and United States ranks 6th of 249 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166,078 1000 ha | 302,939 1000 ha | 136,861 1000 ha | United States |
| 2000s | 187,625 1000 ha | 305,869 1000 ha | 118,244 1000 ha | United States |
| 2010s | 209,150 1000 ha | 309,514 1000 ha | 100,365 1000 ha | United States |
| 2020s | 223,126 1000 ha | 309,075 1000 ha | 85,950 1000 ha | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, China or United States?
- United States, at 308,895 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between China and United States?
- 81,742 1000 ha, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and United States rank globally for forest land — area?
- China ranks 7th and United States ranks 6th of 249 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.