Forest cover (China): 24 % in 2024, the latest available value.
25 observations from 2000 to 2024. Source: World Bank.
Share of land covered by forest; a carbon sink and a biodiversity marker.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 % |
| 2023 | 23.9 % |
| 2022 | 23.7 % |
| 2021 | 23.5 % |
| 2020 | 23.3 % |
| 2019 | 23.2 % |
| 2018 | 23 % |
| 2017 | 22.8 % |
| 2016 | 22.6 % |
| 2015 | 22.4 % |
| 2014 | 22.2 % |
| 2013 | 22 % |
| 2012 | 21.8 % |
| 2011 | 21.6 % |
| 2010 | 21.4 % |
| 2009 | 21.1 % |
| 2008 | 20.9 % |
| 2007 | 20.6 % |
| 2006 | 20.4 % |
| 2005 | 20.1 % |
| 2004 | 19.9 % |
| 2003 | 19.6 % |
| 2002 | 19.4 % |
| 2001 | 19.1 % |
| 2000 | 18.9 % |