Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in China
China: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 227,153 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in China, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in China stood at 227,153 1000 ha. 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 — fao tier 1 in China peaked at 227,153 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 157,141 1000 ha, in 1990.
China ranks 5th of 239 countries on this measure, 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
- 2 Russian Federation 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,189 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for China
- Share co2 vs population 6.22 (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 1.41 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 933.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 66.3% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 8.66 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 285.09 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 8.66 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 8.66 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in China?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in China was 227,153 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 227,153 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,141 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does China rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- China ranks 5th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).