Forest area as a proportion of total land area in China
China: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 24.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24.1%
World rank
122nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
24.1%
in 2025
All-time low
16.7%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in China, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in China stood at 24.1%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in China peaked at 24.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1990.
China ranks 122nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.7% | — |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.2% | 24.1% | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 6.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0009 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0073 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in China?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in China was 24.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1990.
- How does China rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- China ranks 122nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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