China vs United States: Share of global forest area

China

5.5%

in 2025

United States

7.5%

in 2025

China rank

5th

United States rank

4th

Share of global forest area over time

United States currently reports 7.5% against 5.5% in China, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times China's.

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

China ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Share of global forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.