Land use hidden — Planted Forest in China

China: Land use hidden — Planted Forest was 880,345 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
880,345 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
2nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
880,345 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
441,520 Square kilometres
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land use hidden — Planted Forest in China, 1990–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200620231990: 441.5k Square kilometres1991: 452.2k Square kilometres1992: 462.9k Square kilometres1993: 473.6k Square kilometres1994: 484.2k Square kilometres1995: 494.9k Square kilometres1996: 505.6k Square kilometres1997: 516.3k Square kilometres1998: 526.9k Square kilometres1999: 537.6k Square kilometres2000: 548.3k Square kilometres2001: 566.8k Square kilometres2002: 585.3k Square kilometres2003: 603.8k Square kilometres2004: 622.3k Square kilometres2005: 640.8k Square kilometres2006: 659.3k Square kilometres2007: 677.8k Square kilometres2008: 696.3k Square kilometres2009: 714.7k Square kilometres2010: 733.2k Square kilometres2011: 744.6k Square kilometres2012: 756.0k Square kilometres2013: 767.4k Square kilometres2014: 778.7k Square kilometres2015: 790.1k Square kilometres2016: 802.5k Square kilometres2017: 813.6k Square kilometres2018: 824.7k Square kilometres2019: 835.8k Square kilometres2020: 847.0k Square kilometres2021: 858.1k Square kilometres2022: 869.2k Square kilometres2023: 880.3k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — planted forest in China stood at 880,345 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — planted forest in China peaked at 880,345 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 441,520 Square kilometres, in 1990.

That places China 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 489,572 Square kilometres 441,520 Square kilometres 537,624 Square kilometres 10
2000s 631,525 Square kilometres 548,302 Square kilometres 714,748 Square kilometres 10
2010s 784,661 Square kilometres 733,242 Square kilometres 835,840 Square kilometres 10
2020s 863,654 Square kilometres 846,960 Square kilometres 880,345 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 1.23 million Square kilometres compare
  2. 3 United States 275,210 Square kilometres compare
  3. 4 Canada 194,449 Square kilometres compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 188,801 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — planted forest in China?
Land use hidden — planted forest in China was 880,345 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 880,345 Square kilometres in 2023.
What is the lowest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 441,520 Square kilometres in 1990.
How does China rank for land use hidden — planted forest?
China ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — planted forest rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 — Planted Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Planted Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
213 places, 7,122 data points, 1990–2023
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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