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 194th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
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
- 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 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 194th out of 222 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.