Deforestation statistics for China

China: Demographic data

Population (2022)	1,439,323,776
Annual population growth rate (2022)	0.40%
Population density (people/sq km)	153
Net migration	-348,399
Fertility rate	1.7
Median age	38
Urban population share	61%

China: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 9,388,211

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 162,749,057
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 17.30%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 10,338,605
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 6.40%

Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 1,736,517
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.20%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.10%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 76,050
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 4.40%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 1,660,467
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.20%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 1%

China: Annual forest and tree cover data

China: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2002: 1,823
2003: 1,590
2004: 3,422
2005: 3,076
2006: 4,804
2007: 7,514
2008: 4,076
2009: 7,281
2010: 5,128
2011: 5,030
2012: 7,911
2013: 5,569
2014: 5,131
2015: 3,645
2016: 3,709
2017: 2,380
2018: 1,459
2019: 1,363
2020: 1,139

China: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 230,290
2002: 249,152
2003: 261,762
2004: 501,545
2005: 383,591
2006: 575,234
2007: 652,980
2008: 738,033
2009: 599,605
2010: 627,827
2011: 598,588
2012: 605,006
2013: 441,327
2014: 531,644
2015: 490,446
2016: 718,691
2017: 644,241
2018: 569,454
2019: 496,974
2020: 422,215

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Anhui	3,119,720	23,533	60,541	74,095	61,948	220,117	7.1%
Hebei	1,225,838	12,555	7,398	6,037	6,011	32,000	2.6%
Heilongjiang	17,597,018	230,966	198,955	77,784	36,510	544,215	3.1%
Henan	1,881,320	5,995	7,332	7,987	8,553	29,868	1.6%
Hubei	6,860,086	14,620	27,486	36,225	42,190	120,521	1.8%
Hunan	9,947,327	92,558	217,315	196,759	158,239	664,871	6.7%
Jiangsu	146,206	1,341	2,551	1,332	1,905	7,128	4.9%
Jiangxi	8,381,085	80,003	247,975	295,940	299,549	923,467	11.0%
Jilin	6,276,738	21,152	27,462	17,456	28,005	94,076	1.5%
Liaoning	1,923,716	19,649	35,564	22,964	34,967	113,145	5.9%
Nei Mongol	9,214,873	109,890	125,650	13,018	20,014	268,572	2.9%
Beijing	284,007	278	241	120	242	880	0.3%
Ningxia Hui	24,657	61	27	7	0	95	0.4%
Qinghai	99,184	373	183	89	3	648	0.7%
Shaanxi	6,739,886	9,111	8,012	3,912	8,667	29,703	0.4%
Shandong	103,038	1,817	742	541	1,865	4,965	4.8%
Shanghai	3,145	10	7	6	16	40	1.3%
Shanxi	2,184,786	13,491	13,592	8,610	13,235	48,928	2.2%
Sichuan	15,295,607	32,126	75,587	41,299	97,978	246,989	1.6%
Tianjin	12,152	283	151	39	6	478	3.9%
Xinjiang Uygur	1,285,295	4,371	2,748	2,150	319	9,589	0.7%
Xizang	2,828,925	9,281	10,619	2,925	7,815	30,639	1.1%
Chongqing	3,630,905	3,384	6,439	6,263	16,269	32,355	0.9%
Yunnan	17,281,151	112,952	302,530	256,668	226,020	898,169	5.2%
Zhejiang	5,901,885	42,471	95,313	73,683	78,856	290,323	4.9%
Fujian	8,215,863	168,898	383,246	299,326	282,281	1,133,751	13.8%
Gansu	1,900,270	6,011	3,596	1,881	1,049	12,536	0.7%
Guangdong	8,662,174	211,625	503,083	493,108	455,388	1,663,204	19.2%
Guangxi	12,799,607	307,635	670,354	581,294	765,247	2,324,530	18.2%
Guizhou	7,177,052	40,839	95,266	75,846	102,886	314,837	4.4%
Hainan	1,745,082	49,054	63,710	69,640	95,536	277,940	15.9%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Xizang	Chamdo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Xizang	Nyingtri	151,805	221	472	188	626	1,506	1.0%
Xizang	Shannan	18,507	144	199	17	33	393	2.1%
Xizang	Shigatse	3,934	11	27	5	22	65	1.6%
Yunnan	Baoshan	220,810	989	4,147	4,544	1,876	11,555	5.2%
Yunnan	Nujiang Lisu	99,894	33	119	160	188	501	0.5%
Yunnan	Pu'er	72,831	245	409	683	577	1,914	2.6%
Yunnan	Wenshan Zhuang and Miao	12,940	37	160	52	95	344	2.7%
Yunnan	Xishuangbanna Dai	316,635	1,686	6,070	3,024	1,489	12,268	3.9%
Yunnan	Dehong Dai and Jingpo	316,841	3,185	11,702	14,640	2,843	32,370	10.2%
Yunnan	Honghe Hani and Yi	42,254	66	143	92	112	414	1.0%
Yunnan	Lincang	156,133	215	756	1,240	617	2,828	1.8%
Fujian	Fuzhou	150	2	1	2	0	6	3.8%
Fujian	Putian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fujian	Quanzhou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Guangxi	Baise	9,151	18	28	21	12	79	0.9%
Guangxi	Chongzuo	38,780	377	500	555	983	2,415	6.2%
Guangxi	Fangchenggang	10,434	12	26	45	88	170	1.6%
Hainan	Hainan	224,159	1,791	2,733	1,292	317	6,133	2.7%
Hainan	Sanya	41,255	880	1,313	726	171	3,090	7.5%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Primary forest extent (2000) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Xizang	174,247	376	697	210	681	1,964	1.1%
Yunnan	1,238,339	6,455	23,506	24,434	7,797	62,193	5.0%
Fujian	150	2	1	2	0	6	3.8%
Guangxi	58,364	407	553	621	1,083	2,664	4.6%
Hainan	265,414	2,671	4,046	2,018	488	9,223	3.5%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Primary forest extent (2001) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Xizang	Chamdo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Xizang	Nyingtri	151,805	221	472	188	626	1,506	1.0%
Xizang	Shannan	18,507	144	199	17	33	393	2.1%
Xizang	Shigatse	3,934	11	27	5	22	65	1.6%
Yunnan	Baoshan	220,810	989	4,147	4,544	1,876	11,555	5.2%
Yunnan	Nujiang Lisu	99,894	33	119	160	188	501	0.5%
Yunnan	Pu'er	72,831	245	409	683	577	1,914	2.6%
Yunnan	Wenshan Zhuang and Miao	12,940	37	160	52	95	344	2.7%
Yunnan	Xishuangbanna Dai	316,635	1,686	6,070	3,024	1,489	12,268	3.9%
Yunnan	Dehong Dai and Jingpo	316,841	3,185	11,702	14,640	2,843	32,370	10.2%
Yunnan	Honghe Hani and Yi	42,254	66	143	92	112	414	1.0%
Yunnan	Lincang	156,133	215	756	1,240	617	2,828	1.8%
Fujian	Fuzhou	150	2	1	2	0	6	3.8%
Fujian	Putian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Fujian	Quanzhou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Guangxi	Baise	9,151	18	28	21	12	79	0.9%
Guangxi	Chongzuo	38,780	377	500	555	983	2,415	6.2%
Guangxi	Fangchenggang	10,434	12	26	45	88	170	1.6%
Hainan	Hainan	224,159	1,791	2,733	1,292	317	6,133	2.7%
Hainan	Sanya	41,255	880	1,313	726	171	3,090	7.5%

2019 forest data for China | 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.

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