Forest land — Share in Land area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Forest land — Share in Land area was 24.02 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in China, mainland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in China, mainland is 24.02 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in China, mainland peaked at 24.02 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.74 %, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 145th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.74 % | — |
| 1991 | 16.95 % | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 17.16 % | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 17.37 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 17.58 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 17.8 % | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 18.01 % | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 18.22 % | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.43 % | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 18.64 % | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.85 % | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 19.1 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.36 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 19.61 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.86 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 20.11 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.36 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 20.61 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.87 % | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.12 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 21.37 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.57 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.78 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 21.99 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.19 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.59 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.77 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.15 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.34 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 23.51 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.68 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.85 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 24.02 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.69 % | 16.74 % | 18.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.98 % | 18.85 % | 21.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.28 % | 21.37 % | 23.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 % | 23.34 % | 24.02 % | 5 |
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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 forest land — share in land area in China, mainland?
- Forest land — share in land area in China, mainland was 24.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.02 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.74 % in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for forest land — share in land area?
- China, mainland ranks 145th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.