China vs China, mainland: Primary Forest — Area

China
12,953 1000 ha
in 2025
China, mainland
12,953 1000 ha
in 2025
China rank
14th
China, mainland rank
14th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

China currently reports 12,953 1000 ha against 12,953 1000 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 0 1000 ha.

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

China ranks 14th and China, mainland ranks 14th of 169 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 11,559 1000 ha 11,559 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
2000s 11,453 1000 ha 11,453 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
2010s 11,903 1000 ha 11,903 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
2020s 12,703 1000 ha 12,703 1000 ha 0 1000 ha

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, China or China, mainland?
China, at 12,953 1000 ha against 12,953 1000 ha in China, mainland as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between China and China, mainland?
0 1000 ha, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for primary forest — area?
China ranks 14th and China, mainland ranks 14th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.