Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in China
China: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 1.38 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in China, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in China stood at 1.38 million Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in China peaked at 1.38 million Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million Square kilometres, in 1990.
China ranks 6th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.13 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.16 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.17 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.26 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.32 million Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.35 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.35 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.36 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million Square kilometres | +0.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.38 million Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 50.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 1.38 million Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59,463 Square kilometres, 23.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.17 million Square kilometres | 1.13 million Square kilometres | 1.21 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million Square kilometres | 1.22 million Square kilometres | 1.27 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million Square kilometres | 1.27 million Square kilometres | 1.35 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million Square kilometres | 1.35 million Square kilometres | 1.38 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 Brazil 4.81 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Viet Nam 103,510 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Canada 3.27 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Latvia 29,396 Square kilometres compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 22,984 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Estonia 22,227 Square kilometres compare
- 5 United States 2.82 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Croatia 18,827 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Poland 20,540 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Australia 1.32 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Lithuania 15,854 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Fiji 9,410 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Slovenia 11,864 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Eswatini 4,054 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Indonesia 859,255 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Mauritania 2,495 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Peru 707,047 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 9,169 Square kilometres 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in China?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in China was 1.38 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does China rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- China ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata