Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 5.33 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 5.33 m3 per square kilometre for other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 7.65 m3 per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.29 m3 per square kilometre, in 1962.
China ranks 16th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.58 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1963 | 1.43 m3 per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 1.54 m3 per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 1.59 m3 per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.63 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.68 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.71 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.76 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.81 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.86 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.91 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.96 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 2.05 m3 per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 2.24 m3 per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 2.35 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 2.47 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 2.59 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 2.72 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 2.85 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 2.99 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 3.14 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 3.29 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 3.46 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 3.63 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 3.81 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 3.99 m3 per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 3.99 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.99 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.99 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.93 m3 per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.93 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.16 m3 per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 4.16 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.03 m3 per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 4.32 m3 per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 4.28 m3 per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.31 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.03 m3 per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 3.84 m3 per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.77 m3 per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.73 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.81 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.81 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.81 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.81 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.52 m3 per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 5.53 m3 per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 6.21 m3 per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 7.14 m3 per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 7.36 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 7.65 m3 per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.81 m3 per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 6.08 m3 per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 3.94 m3 per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2016 | 4.36 m3 per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.01 m3 per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 5.01 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.01 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.01 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.13 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.33 m3 per square kilometre | +4.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 5.33 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5385 m3 per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- China's 5.33 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9497 m3 per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -37.2% | 7.65 m3 per square kilometre | 4.81 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -35.1% | 6.08 m3 per square kilometre | 3.94 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 m3 per square kilometre | 1.29 m3 per square kilometre | 1.76 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2 m3 per square kilometre | 1.81 m3 per square kilometre | 2.72 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.51 m3 per square kilometre | 2.85 m3 per square kilometre | 3.99 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.11 m3 per square kilometre | 3.93 m3 per square kilometre | 4.32 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 m3 per square kilometre | 3.73 m3 per square kilometre | 6.21 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.59 m3 per square kilometre | 3.94 m3 per square kilometre | 7.65 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 m3 per square kilometre | 5.01 m3 per square kilometre | 5.33 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9037 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in China was 5.33 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.65 m3 per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 m3 per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does China rank for other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 16th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other industrial roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other industrial roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.