China - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in China was 2,199,782 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,199,782 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,571,406 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 1,571,406
1991 1,591,266
1992 1,611,126
1993 1,630,986
1994 1,650,846
1995 1,670,706
1996 1,690,566
1997 1,710,426
1998 1,730,286
1999 1,750,146
2000 1,770,006
2001 1,793,615
2002 1,817,225
2003 1,840,835
2004 1,864,445
2005 1,888,055
2006 1,911,665
2007 1,935,274
2008 1,958,884
2009 1,982,494
2010 2,006,104
2011 2,025,472
2012 2,044,839
2013 2,064,207
2014 2,083,575
2015 2,102,943
2016 2,124,599
2017 2,143,395
2018 2,162,191
2019 2,180,986
2020 2,199,782

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in China was 23.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 23.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 16.67 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 16.67
1991 16.88
1992 17.09
1993 17.31
1994 17.52
1995 17.73
1996 17.94
1997 18.15
1998 18.36
1999 18.57
2000 18.78
2001 19.03
2002 19.28
2003 19.53
2004 19.78
2005 20.03
2006 20.28
2007 20.53
2008 20.78
2009 21.04
2010 21.29
2011 21.49
2012 21.70
2013 21.90
2014 22.11
2015 22.31
2016 22.54
2017 22.74
2018 22.94
2019 23.14
2020 23.34

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use