Deforestation tables and charts for China

Deforestation data for China , 1990-2005. China 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 197,290,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 21.2
Other wooded land (hectares): 87,615,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 0
Total land area (hectares): 959,805,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	157,141,000	177,001,000	197,290,000	1,986,000	1.2	4,058,000	2.2	40,149,000	25.55	83.33
Other wooded land	101498000	97683000	87615000	-381,500	-0.38	-2,013,600	-2.06	-13,883,000	-13.68	448.42
Primary forests	11,632,000	11,632,000	11,632,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plantations	18,466,000	23,924,000	31,369,000	545,800	2.96	1,489,000	6.22	12903000	69.9	110.6

Chart: Forest cover in China, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in China, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in China 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)