Forest area in China
Forests covered 24.0% of the land area of China in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
China, 2024
24.0%
Change from 2023
+0.2percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
32.8%
Position in 2024
121st of 209
Forest area in China over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.0% | – |
| 2023 | 23.9% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 23.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.2%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, China has the 121st highest value.