China's forest cover rose from 17.6 % in 1994 to 24.0 % in 2023.
China · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
China's forest area rose from 1.65M km in 1994 to 2.26M km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
120th of 213 · 19th in East Asia & Pacific
China's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 17.0 % in 2013 to 15.6 % in 2025.
China's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 55.7 % in 1994 to 55.4 % in 2023.
China's arable land (% of land area) fell from 12.9 % in 1994 to 11.5 % in 2023.
Air
China's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 43.5 in 1994 to 32.0 in 2023.
Water
China's water stress rose from 18.7 % in 1993 to 20.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
106th of 181 · 20th in East Asia & Pacific
China's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,387 in 1993 to 1,992 in 2022.
Access
China's safe sanitation rose from 13.4 % in 2000 to 68.9 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for China.
- Safe drinking waterNo data