China: employment in forestry-related industries

In 2022, around 792,531 people were employed in forestry-related industries in China. China has an important forestry sector and is one of the largest producers of furniture, wood-based boards, and paper and cardboard in the world.

Number of employed people in forestry-related industries in China between 2017 and 2022

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

China

Survey time period

2017 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The figures include a comparatively small number of employees in the grassland sector.

Forestry-related industries mainly include forest tree breeding, afforestation, logging, production of edible and chemical forest products, production of wood products (such as sawnwood, board, and pulp), production of secondary wood products (such as furniture, doors, paper and cardboard, etc.), forestry and ecological services, and forest tourism.

Figures for earlier years have been taken from previous publications.

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