Asia vs China: Planted Forest — Area

Asia
146,124 1000 ha
in 2025
China
92,603 1000 ha
in 2025
Asia rank
2nd
China rank
2nd

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Asia
  • China
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k199020072025

How they compare

Asia currently reports 146,124 1000 ha against 92,603 1000 ha in China, a difference of 53,521 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.6 times China's.

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

Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 2nd of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China Difference Ahead
1990s 90,052 1000 ha 48,958 1000 ha 41,094 1000 ha Asia
2000s 107,673 1000 ha 63,153 1000 ha 44,520 1000 ha Asia
2010s 127,959 1000 ha 79,112 1000 ha 48,847 1000 ha Asia
2020s 143,379 1000 ha 90,326 1000 ha 53,054 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Asia or China?
Asia, at 146,124 1000 ha against 92,603 1000 ha in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Asia and China?
53,521 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Asia and China rank globally for planted forest — area?
Asia ranks 2nd and China 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.