15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in China, mainland
China, mainland: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 12,567 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in China, mainland, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 12,567 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in China, mainland peaked at 17,195 km2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12,567 km2, in 2021.
China, mainland ranks 9th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,739 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 17,195 km2 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 17,060 km2 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 16,566 km2 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 14,567 km2 | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 12,567 km2 | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,967 km2 | 14,739 km2 | 17,195 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,065 km2 | 14,567 km2 | 17,060 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 12,567 km2 | 12,567 km2 | 12,567 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 6 Ethiopia 16,434 km2 compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,772 km2 compare
- 7 Greece 15,207 km2 compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,656 km2 compare
- 8 Iceland 14,009 km2 compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 612.4 km2 compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 101 km2 compare
- 10 Mozambique 10,815 km2 compare
- 11 Mexico 8,935 km2 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 97.2 km2 compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 90.2 km2 compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7,931 km2 compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in China, mainland?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in China, mainland was 12,567 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,195 km2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,567 km2 in 2021.
- How does China, mainland rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- China, mainland ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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