Forest area (sq. km), per capita in China
China: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0016 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in China is 0.0016 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in China peaked at 0.0016 sq. km per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 sq. km per person, in 1991.
That places China 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0016 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 57% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0016 sq. km per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 31% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0014 sq. km per person | 0.0014 sq. km per person | 0.0014 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 sq. km per person | 0.0014 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 0.0015 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 0.0016 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 125 Liechtenstein 0.0017 sq. km per person compare
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0017 sq. km per person compare
- 127 Italy 0.0016 sq. km per person compare
- 129 Moldova 0.0016 sq. km per person compare
- 130 Puerto Rico 0.0016 sq. km per person compare
- 131 Morocco 0.0015 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0951 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3742 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in China?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in China was 0.0016 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 sq. km per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 sq. km per person in 1991.
- How does China rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- China ranks 128th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.