What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China?

Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China was 188,821 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 188,821 1000 ha in 2022.

What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 185,072 1000 ha in 2002.

How does China rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

China ranks 4th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in China

Name: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in China
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

China: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 188,821 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

188,821 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

4th

of 241 countries

All-time high

188,821 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

185,072 1000 ha

in 2002

Years of data

1992–2022

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in China, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China is 188,821 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China peaked at 188,821 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 185,072 1000 ha, in 2002.

That places China 4th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	186,730 1000 ha	185,305 1000 ha	187,478 1000 ha	8
2000s	185,592 1000 ha	185,072 1000 ha	185,991 1000 ha	10
2010s	186,305 1000 ha	185,319 1000 ha	188,061 1000 ha	10
2020s	188,537 1000 ha	188,210 1000 ha	188,821 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near China

1 Russian Federation 939,327 1000 ha compare
2 Brazil 439,088 1000 ha compare
3 Canada 436,843 1000 ha compare
5 China, mainland 186,559 1000 ha compare
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 185,074 1000 ha compare
7 Indonesia 117,641 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for China

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (2024)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China?: Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China was 188,821 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 188,821 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 185,072 1000 ha in 2002.
How does China rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: China ranks 4th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.