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Forest area — China

Forest area in China in 2023 — 2,256,169 km². Ranked 5 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 43.6%.

2023 2.26M km² +0.84% vs 2022
World rank 5of 213
Period maximum 2.26M km²2023
Period minimum 1.57M km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — China, 1990–20231.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2.4M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1,571,406 km²1991: 1,591,266 km²1992: 1,611,126 km²1993: 1,630,986 km²1994: 1,650,846 km²1995: 1,670,706 km²1996: 1,690,566 km²1997: 1,710,426 km²1998: 1,730,286 km²1999: 1,750,146 km²2000: 1,770,006 km²2001: 1,793,615 km²2002: 1,817,225 km²2003: 1,840,835 km²2004: 1,864,445 km²2005: 1,888,055 km²2006: 1,911,664 km²2007: 1,935,274 km²2008: 1,958,884 km²2009: 1,982,494 km²2010: 2,006,104 km²2011: 2,025,472 km²2012: 2,044,839 km²2013: 2,064,207 km²2014: 2,083,575 km²2015: 2,102,943 km²2016: 2,124,600 km²2017: 2,143,390 km²2018: 2,162,190 km²2019: 2,180,990 km²2020: 2,199,780 km²2021: 2,218,580 km²2022: 2,237,370 km²2023: 2,256,169 km²
Change over the period: +684,763 (+43.58%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 2.26M km²
World 40.35M km²
East Asia & Pacific 6.66M km²
Eastern Asia computed 2.77M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.26M +18,799 +0.84%
2022 2.24M +18,790 +0.85%
2021 2.22M +18,800 +0.85%
2020 2.2M +18,790 +0.86%
2019 2.18M +18,800 +0.87%
2018 2.16M +18,800 +0.88%
2017 2.14M +18,790 +0.88%
2016 2.12M +21,658 +1.03%
2015 2.1M +19,368 +0.93%
2014 2.08M +19,368 +0.94%
2013 2.06M +19,368 +0.95%
2012 2.04M +19,368 +0.96%
2011 2.03M +19,368 +0.97%
2010 2.01M +23,610 +1.19%
2009 1.98M +23,610 +1.21%
2008 1.96M +23,610 +1.22%
2007 1.94M +23,610 +1.24%
2006 1.91M +23,610 +1.25%
2005 1.89M +23,610 +1.27%
2004 1.86M +23,610 +1.28%
2003 1.84M +23,610 +1.3%
2002 1.82M +23,610 +1.32%
2001 1.79M +23,610 +1.33%
2000 1.77M +19,860 +1.13%
1999 1.75M +19,860 +1.15%
1998 1.73M +19,860 +1.16%
1997 1.71M +19,860 +1.17%
1996 1.69M +19,860 +1.19%
1995 1.67M +19,860 +1.2%
1994 1.65M +19,860 +1.22%
1993 1.63M +19,860 +1.23%
1992 1.61M +19,860 +1.25%
1991 1.59M +19,860 +1.26%
1990 1.57M — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 2.26M JP Japan 249,350 MN Mongolia 141,695 KR South Korea 62,570 KP North Korea 59,664
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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