What is the difference in forest area between China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total?

28.10 million sq. km, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China (People’s Republic of) vs IDA & IBRD total: Forest area

China (People’s Republic of)

2.26 million sq. km

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total

30.36 million sq. km

in 2023

China (People’s Republic of) rank

5th

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

Forest area over time

China (People’s Republic of)
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 30.36 million sq. km against 2.26 million sq. km in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 28.10 million sq. km.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 13.5 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 213 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People’s Republic of)	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.68 million sq. km	31.67 million sq. km	29.99 million sq. km	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	1.88 million sq. km	31.08 million sq. km	29.20 million sq. km	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	2.09 million sq. km	30.75 million sq. km	28.66 million sq. km	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	2.23 million sq. km	30.44 million sq. km	28.21 million sq. km	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, China (People’s Republic of) or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 30.36 million sq. km against 2.26 million sq. km in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total?: 28.10 million sq. km, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for forest area?: China (People’s Republic of) ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.