Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in China
China: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 59.23 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in China, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in China is 59.23 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in China peaked at 71.9 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.23 %, in 2025.
China ranks 209th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.9 % | — |
| 1991 | 71.58 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 71.27 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 70.97 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.67 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 70.38 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.09 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.82 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 69.55 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 69.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 69.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 67.79 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 67.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.62 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 66.06 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 65.51 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 64.98 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.95 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.45 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.24 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.03 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 62.83 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.63 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 62.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.89 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.36 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 60.83 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 60.32 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.81 % | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 59.58 % | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.46 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 59.35 % | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 59.23 % | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 59.23 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 63% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 59.23 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.46 %, 63% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.55 % | 69.28 % | 71.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4 % | 63.95 % | 69.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2 % | 60.32 % | 63.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.52 % | 59.23 % | 59.81 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in China?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in China was 59.23 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.23 % in 2025.
- How does China rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- China ranks 209th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.