Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in China
China: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 10.71 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in China, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 10.71 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in China peaked at 10.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.21, in 2000.
China ranks 210th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.21 | — |
| 2001 | 3.29 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.97 | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 5.97 | +50.4% |
| 2004 | 6.45 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 6.45 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.29 | +28.5% |
| 2007 | 8.38 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.56 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.65 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.72 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.08 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.08 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.47 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.47 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.63 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.73 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.73 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.22 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 10.22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.71 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 10.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 25% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 10.71 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.52, 28% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +50.4% | 3.97 | 5.97 |
| 2006 | +28.5% | 6.45 | 8.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.32 | 3.21 | 8.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.54 | 8.72 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.57 | 10.3 | 10.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2791 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in China?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in China was 10.71 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 10.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 in 2000.
- How does China rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- China ranks 210th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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