Americas vs China, mainland: Planted Forest — Area

Americas
67,144 1000 ha
in 2025
China, mainland
92,603 1000 ha
in 2025
Americas rank
5th
China, mainland rank
2nd

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 92,603 1000 ha against 67,144 1000 ha in Americas, a difference of 25,459 1000 ha.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.4 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 34,978 1000 ha 48,958 1000 ha 13,980 1000 ha China, mainland
2000s 47,349 1000 ha 63,153 1000 ha 15,804 1000 ha China, mainland
2010s 59,899 1000 ha 79,112 1000 ha 19,213 1000 ha China, mainland
2020s 65,871 1000 ha 90,326 1000 ha 24,455 1000 ha China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Americas or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 92,603 1000 ha against 67,144 1000 ha in Americas as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Americas and China, mainland?
25,459 1000 ha, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for planted forest — area?
Americas ranks 5th and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.