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China: Forest area (sq. km)

2.27Msq km · 2025+8.0% since 2015

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. Annual figures for China from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
20252,271,530
20242,255,420
20232,239,310
20222,223,200
20212,207,090
20202,190,980
20192,173,372.5
20182,155,765
20172,138,157.5
20162,120,550
20152,102,942.5
20142,083,574.8
20132,064,207
20122,044,839.3
20112,025,471.5
20102,006,103.8
20091,982,494
20081,958,884.1
20071,935,274.3
20061,911,664.5
20051,888,054.7
20041,864,444.8
20031,840,835
20021,817,225.2
20011,793,615.3
20001,770,005.5
19991,750,145.5
19981,730,285.6
19971,710,425.6
19961,690,565.7
19951,670,705.7
19941,650,845.7
19931,630,985.8
19921,611,125.8
19911,591,265.9
19901,571,405.9

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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