Dynamics of China's forest carbon storage: the first 30&thinsp;m annual aboveground biomass mapping from 1985 to 2023

Cai, Yaotong; Zhu, Peng; Li, Xing; Liu, Xiaoping; Chen, Yuhe; Shen, Qianhui; Xu, Xiaocong; Zhang, Honghui; Nie, Sheng; Wang, Cheng; Wang, Jia; Li, Bingjie; Wu, Changjiang; Zhuang, Haoming

doi:10.5194/essd-17-6993-2025

Articles | Volume 17, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-6993-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-6993-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 12

Data description paper

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10 Dec 2025

Data description paper |

| 10 Dec 2025

Dynamics of China's forest carbon storage: the first 30 m annual aboveground biomass mapping from 1985 to 2023

Yaotong Cai, Peng Zhu, Xing Li, Xiaoping Liu, Yuhe Chen, Qianhui Shen, Xiaocong Xu, Honghui Zhang, Sheng Nie, Cheng Wang, Jia Wang, Bingjie Li, Changjiang Wu, and Haoming Zhuang

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-6993-2025-supplement

Data sets

CFATD: The First High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Mapping of Forest Aboveground Biomass in China from 1985 to 2023 (Part Ⅵ: 2022-2023) Yaotong Cai et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12747329

CFATD: The First High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Mapping of Forest Aboveground Biomass in China from 1985 to 2023 (Part Ⅴ: 2016-2021) Yaotong Cai et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12742210

CFATD: The First High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Mapping of Forest Aboveground Biomass in China from 1985 to 2023 (Part Ⅳ: 2009-2015) Yaotong Cai et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12658255

CFATD: The First High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Mapping of Forest Aboveground Biomass in China from 1985 to 2023 (Part Ⅲ: 2002-2008) Yaotong Cai et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12655492

CFATD: The First High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Mapping of Forest Aboveground Biomass in China from 1985 to 2023 (Part Ⅱ: 1994-2001) Yaotong Cai et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12637101

CFATD: The First High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Mapping of Forest Aboveground Biomass in China from 1985 to 2023 (Part Ⅰ: 1985-1993) Yaotong Cai et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12620984

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China’s forests play a crucial role in storing carbon and mitigating climate change, yet long-term high-resolution data on their biomass have been limited. We developed a 30 m annual forest aboveground biomass dataset from 1985 to 2023 using satellite data and deep learning. Our results reveal significant biomass gains, regional variations, and the impact of forest policies. This dataset provides valuable insights for climate research, conservation planning, and sustainable forest management.