Forest land — Share in Land area in China
China: Forest land — Share in Land area was 23.93 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 23.93 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 peaked at 23.93 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.67 %, in 1990.
That places China 135th out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.62 % | 16.67 % | 18.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.91 % | 18.78 % | 21.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 % | 21.29 % | 23.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.59 % | 23.25 % | 23.93 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 132 Chile 24.48 % compare
- 133 India 24.44 % compare
- 134 China, mainland 24.02 % compare
- 136 Ethiopia 23.84 % compare
- 137 Montserrat 23.73 % compare
- 138 Saint Martin (French part) 23.4 % compare
More environment data for China
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in China?
- Forest land — share in land area in China was 23.93 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 23.93 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 % in 1990.
- How does China rank for forest land — share in land area?
- China ranks 135th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.