Primary Forest — Area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Primary Forest — Area was 12,953 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary Forest — Area in China, mainland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 12,953 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in China, mainland peaked at 12,953 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,453 1000 ha, in 2000.
China, mainland ranks 15th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,646 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 11,627 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 11,607 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 11,588 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 11,569 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 11,550 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 11,530 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 11,511 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 11,492 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 11,472 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 11,453 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,553 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11,653 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11,753 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11,853 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11,953 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12,053 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12,153 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12,253 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12,353 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12,453 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 12,553 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12,653 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 12,753 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 12,853 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 12,953 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,559 1000 ha | 11,472 1000 ha | 11,646 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,453 1000 ha | 11,453 1000 ha | 11,453 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,903 1000 ha | 11,453 1000 ha | 12,353 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,703 1000 ha | 12,453 1000 ha | 12,953 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (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 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in China, mainland?
- Primary forest — area in China, mainland was 12,953 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 12,953 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,453 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does China, mainland rank for primary forest — area?
- China, mainland ranks 15th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Primary Forest — Area. 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.