Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in China
China: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre was 0.001 million t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.001 million t per square kilometre for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.001 million t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million t per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places China 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | million t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 million t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 million t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 million t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 million t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 million t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 million t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 million t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 million t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 million t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 million t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 million t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.001 million t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.001 million t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.001 million t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.001 million t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.001 million t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million t per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.001 million t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0041 million t per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | 0.0005 million t per square kilometre | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0006 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 million t per square kilometre | 0.0007 million t per square kilometre | 0.0009 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 million t per square kilometre | 0.001 million t per square kilometre | 0.001 million t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 125 Denmark 0.0011 million t per square kilometre compare
- 126 Mexico 0.0011 million t per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malawi 0.001 million t per square kilometre compare
- 129 United Kingdom 0.001 million t per square kilometre compare
- 130 Barbados 0.001 million t per square kilometre compare
- 131 Maldives 0.001 million t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in China?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in China was 0.001 million t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 million t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million t per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does China rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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.