Change forest area share total in China
China: Change forest area share total was 0.7092 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7092
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 228 countries
All-time high
1.32
in 2001
All-time low
0.7092
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in China, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 0.7092 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in China peaked at 1.32 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7092, in 2025.
That places China 15th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.25 | — |
| 1992 | 1.23 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.22 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.19 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.17 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.16 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.13 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.12 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.32 | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.27 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.24 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.18 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9562 | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9472 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9383 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9295 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.921 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8303 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8235 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8168 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8101 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8036 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7299 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7246 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7194 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7143 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7092 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.25 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.915 | 0.8101 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7335 | 0.7092 | 0.8036 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 12 Azerbaijan 0.8647 compare
- 13 Wallis and Futuna 0.8318 compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 0.726 compare
- 16 New Zealand 0.6556 compare
- 17 Pakistan 0.6511 compare
- 18 Jamaica 0.6305 compare
More environment data for China
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2791 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in China?
- Change forest area share total in China was 0.7092 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7092 in 2025.
- How does China rank for change forest area share total?
- China ranks 15th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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