Forest area, annual growth rate in China
China: Forest area, annual growth rate was 0.7143 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area, annual growth rate in China, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area, annual growth rate in China stood at 0.7143 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in China peaked at 1.33 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 % change on previous year, 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.
Forest area, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9656 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9563 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9473 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9379 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9297 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8374 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8304 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8231 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8169 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8103 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7353 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7299 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7246 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7194 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7143 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9235 % change on previous year | 0.8169 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.739 % change on previous year | 0.7143 % change on previous year | 0.8103 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 12 Azerbaijan 0.8719 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Wallis and Futuna 0.8388 % change on previous year compare
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 0.7314 % change on previous year compare
- 16 New Zealand 0.6595 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Pakistan 0.6555 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Jamaica 0.6345 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in China?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in China was 0.7143 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does China rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 15th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.