Americas vs China: Forestland — Area
Americas
1.62 million 1000 ha
in 2025
China
227,153 1000 ha
in 2025
Americas rank
4th
China rank
5th
Forestland — Area over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.62 million 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China, a difference of 1.40 million 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 7.2 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 5th of 12 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 million 1000 ha | 166,078 1000 ha | 1.60 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.70 million 1000 ha | 187,625 1000 ha | 1.52 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.67 million 1000 ha | 209,150 1000 ha | 1.46 million 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.64 million 1000 ha | 223,126 1000 ha | 1.41 million 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 1.62 million 1000 ha against 227,153 1000 ha in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Americas and China?
- 1.40 million 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for forestland — area?
- Americas ranks 4th and China ranks 5th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).