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China

Forest Area

23.3
percent of total land area
Source: IMF
109
India24.3
111
Gambia24
112
Malawi23.8
113
Nigeria23.7
114
China23.3
115
Belgium22.8
117
Hungary22.5
118
Togo22.2

Definition of Forest Area

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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