Share of forest with a long-term management plan in China
China: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 75.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in China, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 75.9% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in China peaked at 75.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1990.
China ranks 38th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4% | — |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 75.9% | +4.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 75.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 2.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- China's 75.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 42.4%, 1.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 57.2% | 71.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 72.9% | 75.9% | 2 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in China?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in China was 75.9% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1990.
- How does China rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- China ranks 38th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).