Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in China
China: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in China, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in China is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in China peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2001.
That places China 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +103.3% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +37.2% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +96.4% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +14.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 53 Brazil 0 hectares per person compare
- 54 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per person compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 0 hectares per person compare
- 57 Sierra Leone 0 hectares per person compare
- 58 Guatemala 0 hectares per person compare
- 59 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in China?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in China was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2001.
- How does China rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- China ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.