Climate Change in China, mainland 99 indicators covering climate change for China, mainland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest land β Carbon stock in living biomass 10,126 million t 2025 up 29.2% 8th Forestland β Area β FAO TIER 1 227,153 1000 ha 2025 up 8.0% 5th Forestland β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) β FAO TIER 1 -838,933 kt 2025 down 17.9% 237th Net Forest conversion β Area β FAO TIER 1 0 1000 ha 2025 β 111th Net Forest conversion β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 0 kt 2025 β 111th Carbon stock change in forests β Area β FAO TIER 1 227,153 1000 ha 2025 up 8.0% 5th Carbon stock change in forests β Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -838,933 kt 2025 down 17.9% 237th Cropland organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 92,300 ha 2024 up 1.7% 28th Cropland organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 1.89 kt 2024 up 1.7% 24th Cropland organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 2,674 kt 2024 up 1.7% 33rd Grassland organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 59,424 ha 2024 up 1.3% 22nd Grassland organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.8838 kt 2024 up 1.2% 22nd Grassland organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 1,241 kt 2024 up 1.3% 25th Drained organic soils β Area β FAO TIER 1 151,724 ha 2024 up 1.5% 33rd Drained organic soils β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 2.77 kt 2024 up 1.5% 26th Drained organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 3,915 kt 2024 up 1.6% 38th Forest fires β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 4.31 million t 2024 down 35.4% 32nd Forest fires β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 85,701 ha 2024 down 37.8% 31st Forest fires β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 9.91 kt 2024 down 35.4% 32nd Forest fires β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.9045 kt 2024 down 35.4% 32nd Other forest β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 4.29 million t 2024 down 35.7% 18th Other forest β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 85,294 ha 2024 down 38.0% 18th Other forest β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 9.86 kt 2024 down 35.7% 18th Other forest β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.8999 kt 2024 down 35.7% 18th Savanna fires β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.07 million t 2024 down 62.8% 58th Savanna fires β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 256,982 ha 2024 down 60.8% 57th Savanna fires β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 2.47 kt 2024 down 62.8% 58th Savanna fires β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.2252 kt 2024 down 62.8% 58th Grassland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) β FAO 582,827 t 2024 down 45.5% 51st Grassland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 141,670 ha 2024 down 45.0% 51st Grassland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 1.34 kt 2024 down 45.5% 51st Grassland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.1224 kt 2024 down 45.5% 50th Savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) β FAO 326,704 t 2024 down 72.9% 55th Savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 70,942 ha 2024 down 70.8% 48th Savanna β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.7514 kt 2024 down 72.9% 55th Savanna β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0686 kt 2024 down 72.9% 55th Woody savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 161,185 t 2024 down 72.4% 39th Woody savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 44,305 ha 2024 down 71.1% 32nd Woody savanna β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.3707 kt 2024 down 72.4% 39th Woody savanna β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0338 kt 2024 down 72.5% 39th Savanna and woody savanna β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 487,889 t 2024 down 72.7% 54th Savanna and woody savanna β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 115,247 ha 2024 down 70.9% 48th Humid tropical forest β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 22,003 t 2024 up 1,799.4% 61st Humid tropical forest β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 406.71 ha 2024 up 1,799.4% 61st Humid tropical forest β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.0506 kt 2024 up 1,774.1% 61st Humid tropical forest β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0046 kt 2024 up 2,200.0% 61st Closed shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1,722 t 2024 down 91.9% 26th Closed shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 64.48 ha 2024 down 91.9% 26th Closed shrubland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0.004 kt 2024 down 91.8% 26th Closed shrubland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0.0004 kt 2024 down 90.9% 26th Open shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 47th Open shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 down 100.0% 47th Open shrubland β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 47th Open shrubland β Emissions (N2O) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 down 100.0% 47th Fires in organic soils β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) 0 t 2024 β 6th Fires in organic soils β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 0 ha 2024 β 6th Fires in organic soils β Emissions (CH4) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 6th Fires in organic soils β Emissions (CO2) β FAO TIER 1 0 kt 2024 β 6th Closed and open shrubland β Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) 1,722 t 2024 down 92.2% 48th Closed and open shrubland β Burned Area β FAO TIER 1 64.48 ha 2024 down 92.5% 49th Page 1 of 2 Next β