A global 30&thinsp;m disturbance-recovery age dataset for young natural and planted forests (1985–2024)

Wang, Yan; Wang, Hengbin; Liang, Chaoran; Li, Xiyi; Liu, Zhe; Zhang, Xiaodong; Li, Shaoming; Yang, Jinming; Zhao, Yuanyuan

doi:10.5194/essd-18-6225-2026

Articles | Volume 18, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6225-2026

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6225-2026

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

Articles | Volume 18, issue 9

Data description article

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01 Sep 2026

Data description article |

| 01 Sep 2026

A global 30 m disturbance-recovery age dataset for young natural and planted forests (1985–2024)

Yan Wang, Hengbin Wang, Chaoran Liang, Xiyi Li, Zhe Liu, Xiaodong Zhang, Shaoming Li, Jinming Yang, and Yuanyuan Zhao

Data sets

Global Natural and Planted Forest Age dataset Yan Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22030377

Short summary

Forests are vital for biodiversity, carbon storage and ecosystem services. We developed a 30 m global forest-age dataset (1985–2024) that distinguishes natural and planted forests with different recovery dynamics. The dataset integrates long-term satellite observations and provides pixel-level uncertainty information, enabling improved understanding of global forest age patterns and supporting carbon, ecosystem and forest management studies.