1&thinsp;km annual forest cover and plant functional  type dataset for China from 1981 to 2023

Liu, Bo; Li, Boyan; Feng, Fulai; Bao, Yangcan; Li, Jing; Feng, Qi

doi:10.5194/essd-18-1103-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1103-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1103-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 2

Data description article

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10 Feb 2026

Data description article |

| 10 Feb 2026

1 km annual forest cover and plant functional type dataset for China from 1981 to 2023

Bo Liu, Boyan Li, Fulai Feng, Yangcan Bao, Jing Li, and Qi Feng

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1103-2026-supplement

Data sets

1 km annual forest cover and plant functional type dataset for China from 1981 to 2023 Bo Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18448036

Spatiotemporally consistent global dataset of the GIMMS Leaf Area Index (GIMMS LAI4g) from 1982 to 2020 (V1.2) Sen Cao et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7649107

GLC_FCS30D: the first global 30-m land-cover dynamic monitoring product with fine classification system from 1985 to 2022 Liangyun Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8239305

1-km monthly mean temperature dataset for China (1901-2024) S. Peng https://doi.org/10.11888/Meteoro.tpdc.270961

China meteorological forcing dataset v2.0 (1951-2024) J. He et al. https://doi.org/10.11888/Atmos.tpdc.302088

30 m annual land cover and its dynamics in China from 1990 to 2019 (1.0.0) J. Yang and X. Huang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4417810

Land cover map of China in 2000 Y. Ran and X. Li https://doi.org/10.11888/Socioeco.tpdc.270467

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We present a 1 km annual dataset of forest cover and nine plant functional types (PFTs) for China, spanning 1981–2023. By integrating multi-source remote sensing imagery with National Forest Inventory data, this dataset reveals spatiotemporal dynamics consistent with China's massive afforestation and ecological restoration initiatives. It serves as a critical tool for clarifying the impacts of forest cover change on the regional terrestrial carbon balance.