Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 34.8 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
34.8 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
81st
of 170 countries
All-time high
42.67 m3 per square kilometre
in 1977
All-time low
31.76 m3 per square kilometre
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roundwood — production, per square kilometre in China stood at 34.8 m3 per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 42.67 m3 per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 31.76 m3 per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places China 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.64 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 33.29 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 33.81 m3 per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 34.24 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 34.55 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 34.83 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 35.17 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 35.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 35.78 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 36.13 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 36.68 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 37.53 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 37.97 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 39.32 m3 per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 41.24 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 42.61 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 42.67 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 42.13 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 42.34 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 42.14 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 41.86 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 41.83 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 41.72 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 41.96 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 41.7 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 41.74 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 41.48 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 40.95 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 40.86 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.32 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 39.68 m3 per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 39 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 38.68 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 37.91 m3 per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 37.49 m3 per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 37.7 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 37.03 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 36.55 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 35.34 m3 per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 34.47 m3 per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 33.75 m3 per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 33.23 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 33.01 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 32.59 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 32.17 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 31.76 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 32.13 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 34.19 m3 per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 36.21 m3 per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 37.35 m3 per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 36.89 m3 per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 36.39 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.02 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 36.02 m3 per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 34.21 m3 per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 35.54 m3 per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 35.07 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 35.59 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 32.89 m3 per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 34.6 m3 per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 34.24 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 34.37 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 34.8 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 34.8 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.55 m3 per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 34.8 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.94 m3 per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.53 m3 per square kilometre | 33.29 m3 per square kilometre | 35.78 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.86 m3 per square kilometre | 36.13 m3 per square kilometre | 42.67 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.62 m3 per square kilometre | 40.86 m3 per square kilometre | 42.14 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.97 m3 per square kilometre | 35.34 m3 per square kilometre | 40.32 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.35 m3 per square kilometre | 31.76 m3 per square kilometre | 36.21 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7 m3 per square kilometre | 32.89 m3 per square kilometre | 37.35 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5 m3 per square kilometre | 34.24 m3 per square kilometre | 34.8 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Roundwood — production, per square kilometre in China was 34.8 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 42.67 m3 per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.76 m3 per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does China rank for roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.