Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 14.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China (People’s Republic of) recorded 14.5% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 14.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1990.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 97th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 2 |
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More environment data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -15.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in China (People’s Republic of) was 14.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1990.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 97th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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