China vs Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Forest land — Area

China
227,153 1000 ha
in 2025
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
47,088 1000 ha
in 2025
China rank
5th
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank
7th

Forest land — Area over time

  • China
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199020072025

How they compare

China currently reports 227,153 1000 ha against 47,088 1000 ha in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), a difference of 180,065 1000 ha.

That makes China's figure about 4.8 times Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 7th of 215 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 166,078 1000 ha 49,920 1000 ha 116,158 1000 ha China
2000s 187,625 1000 ha 48,849 1000 ha 138,776 1000 ha China
2010s 209,150 1000 ha 47,921 1000 ha 161,229 1000 ha China
2020s 223,126 1000 ha 47,211 1000 ha 175,914 1000 ha China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, China or Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
China, at 227,153 1000 ha against 47,088 1000 ha in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between China and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
180,065 1000 ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do China and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank globally for forest land — area?
China ranks 5th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 7th of 215 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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Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.