What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between China and United States?

0 5 year moving average, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs United States: GOAL 15: Life on Land

China

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

United States

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

China rank

1st

United States rank

1st

GOAL 15: Life on Land over time

China
United States

How they compare

China currently reports 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in United States, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United States ahead.

China ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1 5 year moving average	1 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.9223 5 year moving average	0.9167 5 year moving average	0.0056 5 year moving average	China
2020s	0.8878 5 year moving average	0.9105 5 year moving average	0.0227 5 year moving average	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 15: life on land, China or United States?: China, at 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 15: life on land between China and United States?: 0 5 year moving average, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do China and United States rank globally for goal 15: life on land?: China ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database