Forest land area rose 0.746% to 2,083 '000 sq km in China in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in China reached an all time high of 2,083 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 1,571 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to China's main peers, forest land area in India amounted to 707 '000 sq km, 250 '000 sq km in Japan, 8,149 '000 sq km in Russia and 3,101 '000 sq km in USA in 2015.
China has been ranked 5th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | '000 sq km | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 sq km | 3,101 | 3,473 | 3,473 | 3,472 | 3,472 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 sq km | 2,041 | 2,006 | 2,022 | 2,037 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 sq km | 683 | 698 | 700 | 701 | 703 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 sq km | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 sq km | 650 | 665 | 664 | 663 | 662 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 sq km | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 sq km | 8,090 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,151 | 8,150 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 sq km | 62.3 | 62.2 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 sq km | 18.7 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 |
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