Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in China
China: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 40.77 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in China, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 40.77 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 40.77 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.1 %, in 1990.
China ranks 31st of 191 countries on this measure, 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
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 planted forest — share in forest land in China?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in China 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?
- The highest recorded value was 40.77 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 % in 1990.
- How does China rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- China ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.