Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in China
China: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 1.61 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in China, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in China stood at 1.61 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in China peaked at 2.36 million hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million hectares, in 2021.
That places China 1st out of 235 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.99 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.32 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 1.76 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 15,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 498.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 32.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 736.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,485 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in China?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in China was 1.61 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million hectares in 2021.
- How does China rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- China ranks 1st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.