Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in China, mainland
China, mainland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 40.77 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in China, mainland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 40.77 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in China, mainland peaked at 40.77 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.1 %, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.45 % | 28.1 % | 30.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6 % | 30.98 % | 36.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8 % | 36.55 % | 39.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.48 % | 40.19 % | 40.77 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 938,821 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 956,291 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in China, mainland?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in China, mainland was 40.77 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.77 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 % in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- China, mainland ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.