China vs United States: Land use hidden — Planted Forest
Land use hidden — Planted Forest over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 880,345 Square kilometres against 275,210 Square kilometres in United States, a difference of 605,135 Square kilometres.
That makes China's figure about 3.2 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 189 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 489,572 Square kilometres | 200,179 Square kilometres | 289,393 Square kilometres | China |
| 2000s | 631,525 Square kilometres | 239,118 Square kilometres | 392,407 Square kilometres | China |
| 2010s | 784,661 Square kilometres | 264,711 Square kilometres | 519,950 Square kilometres | China |
| 2020s | 863,654 Square kilometres | 275,210 Square kilometres | 588,444 Square kilometres | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — planted forest, China or United States?
- China, at 880,345 Square kilometres against 275,210 Square kilometres in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — planted forest between China and United States?
- 605,135 Square kilometres, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for land use hidden — planted forest?
- China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Planted Forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata