Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland
China, mainland: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was 0.7143 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 0.7143 % change on previous year for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland peaked at 1.33 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7137 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places China, mainland 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9656 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9563 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9473 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9379 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9297 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8597 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8303 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.823 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8167 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8101 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7137 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7299 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7246 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7194 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7143 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9257 % change on previous year | 0.8167 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7353 % change on previous year | 0.7137 % change on previous year | 0.8101 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 13 Azerbaijan 0.8719 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.8385 % change on previous year compare
- 15 United States Virgin Islands 0.7314 % change on previous year compare
- 16 China 0.7143 % change on previous year compare
- 18 New Zealand 0.6595 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Pakistan 0.6555 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland was 0.7143 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7137 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does China, mainland rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- China, mainland ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.