Forestland — Area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Forestland — Area was 227,153 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in China, mainland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 227,153 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in China, mainland peaked at 227,153 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 157,141 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places China, mainland 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 166,078 1000 ha | 157,141 1000 ha | 175,015 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 187,625 1000 ha | 177,001 1000 ha | 198,249 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 209,150 1000 ha | 200,610 1000 ha | 217,337 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,126 1000 ha | 219,098 1000 ha | 227,153 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 2 Russian Federation 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 5 China (People’s Republic of) 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 Australia 133,562 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for China, mainland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,006 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in China, mainland?
- Forestland — area in China, mainland was 227,153 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 227,153 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,141 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for forestland — area?
- China, mainland ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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).