Deforestation statistics for China

Tree cover loss data for China

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover threshold (%)	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha)	% tree cover loss since 2000	Avg tree cover loss/year (ha)	Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha)	Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha)
10	938827893	189189731	20.20%	183357403	19.50%	178292978	19.00%	9974940	5.30%	554163	491052	633053
15	938827893	179609622	19.10%	170923048	18.20%	165999167	17.70%	9804768	5.50%	544709	488089	615485
20	938827893	175712419	18.70%	168075361	17.90%	163232894	17.40%	9707708	5.50%	539317	486524	605308
25	938827893	170325524	18.10%	161894497	17.20%	157151622	16.70%	9584534	5.60%	532474	484166	592859
30	938827893	162894983	17.40%	154579340	16.50%	149975212	16.00%	9428574	5.80%	523810	482445	575516
50	938827893	131499438	14.00%	110241663	11.70%	106334511	11.30%	8414143	6.40%	467452	450699	488394
75	938827893	61965935	6.60%	38728926	4.10%	36594581	3.90%	5168003	8.30%	287111	303366	266793

Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for China

Tree cover threshold (%)	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg biomass loss/year (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt)
10	938827893	189189731	183357403	44749741500	1711235427	95068635	3137265026	174292501
15	938827893	179609622	170923048	43404129077	1695510412	94195023	3108435743	172690875
20	938827893	175712419	168075361	42835086983	1686027412	93668190	3091050240	171725013
25	938827893	170325524	161894497	42046600267	1673795657	92988648	3068625448	170479192
30	938827893	162894983	154579340	40914922716	1657778346	92098797	3039260338	168847797
50	938827893	131499438	110241663	35642277978	1542935005	85718611	2828714155	157150786
75	938827893	61965935	38728926	20180238331	1056983063	58721281	1937802330	107655685

Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in China

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha)	% cover in 2018	Loss 2001-2018 (ha)	% loss since 2000	Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha)	Loss 2001-2010 (ha)	loss between 2000-2010	Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha)	Loss 2011-2018 (ha)	loss between 2011-2018	Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha)
Anhui	14045387	3123437	3005793	2886922	21%	203079	7%	11,282	84208	3%	8,421	118871	4%	14,859
Beijing	1642148	284513	242547	242354	15%	713	0%	40	520	0%	52	193	0%	24
Chongqing	8250137	3634298	3486509	3469797	42%	26548	1%	1,475	9836	0%	984	16712	0%	2,089
Fujian	12229560	8223702	7827843	7335579	60%	1044785	13%	58,044	552521	7%	55,252	492264	6%	61,533
Gansu	40545317	1902272	1477221	1474446	4%	12394	1%	689	9619	1%	962	2775	0%	347
Guangdong	17808808	8672620	8257492	7422591	42%	1550426	18%	86,135	715525	8%	71,553	834901	10%	104,363
Guangxi	23678608	12812999	11515366	10418544	44%	2075888	16%	115,327	979066	8%	97,907	1096822	10%	137,103
Guizhou	17613378	7183595	6723089	6575652	37%	283656	4%	15,759	136219	2%	13,622	147437	2%	18,430
Hainan	3410456	1745975	1673976	1539388	45%	247393	14%	13,744	112805	6%	11,281	134588	8%	16,824
Hebei	18771941	1227320	1155521	1146334	6%	29151	2%	1,620	19964	2%	1,996	9187	1%	1,148
Heilongjiang	45510572	17606988	16549276	16451148	36%	528233	3%	29,346	430105	2%	43,011	98128	1%	12,266
Henan	16569903	1884460	1899764	1887809	11%	25309	1%	1,406	13354	1%	1,335	11955	1%	1,494
Hubei	18619748	6867138	6453417	6391283	34%	104299	2%	5,794	42165	1%	4,217	62134	1%	7,767
Hunan	21230225	9960481	9620408	9311727	44%	618862	6%	34,381	310181	3%	31,018	308681	3%	38,585
Jiangsu	10182415	146576	248600	245953	2%	6553	4%	364	3906	3%	391	2647	1%	331
Jiangxi	16714250	8390550	8070280	7559955	45%	838640	10%	46,591	328315	4%	32,832	510325	6%	63,791
Jilin	19114011	6280660	5869547	5842341	31%	75848	1%	4,214	48642	1%	4,864	27206	0%	3,401
Liaoning	14598830	1926400	1742039	1696232	12%	101081	5%	5,616	55274	3%	5,527	45807	3%	5,726
Nei Mongol	114692561	9217487	9162398	9136549	8%	261507	3%	14,528	235658	3%	23,566	25849	0%	3,231
Ningxia Hui	5192008	24711	4822	4815	0%	90	0%	5	83	0%	8	7	0%	1
Qinghai	71594832	99293	80624	80535	0%	643	1%	36	554	1%	55	89	0%	11
Shaanxi	20605691	6746040	5627257	5619542	27%	24862	0%	1,381	17147	0%	1,715	7715	0%	964
Shandong	15569542	103275	115930	115171	1%	3319	3%	184	2560	2%	256	759	1%	95
Shanghai	690373	3148	18099	18078	3%	40	1%	2	19	1%	2	21	0%	3
Shanxi	15658921	2187579	1755447	1745219	11%	37349	2%	2,075	27121	1%	2,712	10228	1%	1,279
Sichuan	48420178	15307872	14910211	14814990	31%	203027	1%	11,279	107806	1%	10,781	95221	1%	11,903
Tianjin	1171169	12188	11379	11334	1%	479	4%	27	434	4%	43	45	0%	6
Xinjiang Uygur	162999113	1285660	1180500	1178132	1%	9489	1%	527	7121	1%	712	2368	0%	296
Xizang	113062761	2830631	1962674	1954432	2%	28151	1%	1,564	19909	1%	1,991	8242	0%	1,030
Yunnan	38338074	17294810	18173232	17769610	46%	819467	5%	45,526	415845	2%	41,585	403622	2%	50,453
Zhejiang	10296976	5908305	5758079	5628750	55%	267293	5%	14,850	137964	2%	13,796	129329	2%	16,166

Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in China

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt)
Anhui	14045387	3123437	3005793	673384429	46496693	2583150	2071168	3223127
Beijing	1642148	284513	242547	44674345	135666	7537	10231	4169
Chongqing	8250137	3634298	3486509	708823312	5445424	302524	231496	391308
Fujian	12229560	8223702	7827843	2907066031	397289188	22071622	21880840	22310099
Gansu	40545317	1902272	1477221	398871674	2935791	163100	228742	81046
Guangdong	17808808	8672620	8257492	2919657789	553529908	30751662	27235640	35146689
Guangxi	23678608	12812999	11515366	4291211232	753782733	41876819	38174855	46504273
Guizhou	17613378	7183595	6723089	1604940634	79673527	4426307	3977581	4987215
Hainan	3410456	1745975	1673976	594468683	86981587	4832310	4146804	5689194
Hebei	18771941	1227320	1155521	206788890	6353560	352976	453022	227918
Heilongjiang	45510572	17606988	16549276	2789991314	91467366	5081520	7466838	2099873
Henan	16569903	1884460	1899764	367479373	5564465	309137	319393	296317
Hubei	18619748	6867138	6453417	1422775250	21415639	1189758	989438	1440158
Hunan	21230225	9960481	9620408	2588657798	191991813	10666212	10272337	11158556
Jiangsu	10182415	146576	248600	22233459	1240267	68904	80269	54697
Jiangxi	16714250	8390550	8070280	2501122478	259407128	14411507	10922118	18773244
Jilin	19114011	6280660	5869547	1156716683	14541101	807839	949465	630806
Liaoning	14598830	1926400	1742039	327175644	19830246	1101680	1139350	1054594
Nei Mongol	114692561	9217487	9162398	1251563989	36091529	2005085	3267038	427644
Ningxia Hui	5192008	24711	4822	5034684	18868	1048	1740	183
Qinghai	71594832	99293	80624	18950204	116774	6487	9890	2235
Shaanxi	20605691	6746040	5627257	1354668925	5409658	300537	396095	181088
Shandong	15569542	103275	115930	20171480	763294	42405	60025	20381
Shanghai	690373	3148	18099	280362	2895	161	180	137
Shanxi	15658921	2187579	1755447	452677264	8389672	466093	620538	273036
Sichuan	48420178	15307872	14910211	3625866459	50493683	2805205	2923654	2657143
Tianjin	1171169	12188	11379	2201755	103863	5770	9493	1116
Xinjiang Uygur	162999113	1285660	1180500	258163463	1951890	108438	146041	61435
Xizang	113062761	2830631	1962674	727843102	8804542	489141	643269	296482
Yunnan	38338074	17294810	18173232	5896784604	300868588	16714922	15378493	18385458
Zhejiang	10296976	5908305	5758079	1774677407	88162980	4897943	4884429	4914837

Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in China

This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Avg biomass per ha (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt)
Anhui	14045387	3123437	3005793	367300599	117	25361831	1408991	1129728	1758069
Beijing	1642148	284513	242547	24367824	86	74000	4111	5581	2274
Chongqing	8250137	3634298	3486509	386630897	106	2970231	165013	126271	213440
Fujian	12229560	8223702	7827843	1585672383	193	216703197	12039067	11935004	12169145
Gansu	40545317	1902272	1477221	217566368	114	1601342	88963	124769	44207
Guangdong	17808808	8672620	8257492	1592540613	184	301925412	16773634	14855804	19170921
Guangxi	23678608	12812999	11515366	2340660669	183	411154228	22841902	20822649	25365968
Guizhou	17613378	7183595	6723089	875422164	122	43458292	2414350	2169590	2720299
Hainan	3410456	1745975	1673976	324255645	185	47444505	2635806	2261893	3103196
Hebei	18771941	1227320	1155521	112793938	92	3465572	192532	247103	124318
Heilongjiang	45510572	17606988	16549276	1521813444	87	49891287	2771738	4072820	1145386
Henan	16569903	1884460	1899764	200443295	107	3035164	168620	174215	161627
Hubei	18619748	6867138	6453417	776059230	113	11681252	648958	539693	785541
Hunan	21230225	9960481	9620408	1411995164	142	104722806	5817934	5603093	6086485
Jiangsu	10182415	146576	248600	12127342	83	676505	37584	43783	29834
Jiangxi	16714250	8390550	8070280	1364248624	163	141494792	7860822	5957518	10239951
Jilin	19114011	6280660	5869547	630936373	101	7931505	440639	517889	344076
Liaoning	14598830	1926400	1742039	178459442	93	10816499	600917	621464	575233
Nei Mongol	114692561	9217487	9162398	682671266	74	19686278	1093682	1782020	233260
Ningxia Hui	5192008	24711	4822	2746191	111	10292	572	949	100
Qinghai	71594832	99293	80624	10336475	104	63692	3538	5394	1219
Shaanxi	20605691	6746040	5627257	738910325	109	2950720	163929	216052	98775
Shandong	15569542	103275	115930	11002624	106	416341	23130	32741	11117
Shanghai	690373	3148	18099	152925	49	1580	88	98	75
Shanxi	15658921	2187579	1755447	246914872	113	4576185	254233	338476	148929
Sichuan	48420178	15307872	14910211	1977745342	129	27542005	1530111	1594721	1449350
Tianjin	1171169	12188	11379	1200957	99	56653	3147	5178	609
Xinjiang Uygur	162999113	1285660	1180500	140816433	109	1064668	59148	79659	33510
Xizang	113062761	2830631	1962674	397005329	140	4802474	266804	350874	161717
Yunnan	38338074	17294810	18173232	3216427966	186	164110140	9117230	8388269	10028432
Zhejiang	10296976	5908305	5758079	968005857	164	48088898	2671605	2664234	2680820

Archived forest data for China | Forest data for China

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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