Table 5

Changes in the number of forestry labor force in China during 1998–2019 (unit: 10,000 persons)

YearAmount of employees in forestry systemsAmount of forestry labor forceProportion of employees in forestry systems (%)
1998–2003195.067816.22323.899
2004–2008147.250659.99822.311
2009–2013134.390624.41121.523
2014–2019115.172608.93918.914

Source(s): ① Calculated by Monitoring Project of China’s Collective Forest Tenure Reform, Economic Research Center, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration; ② Forestry and Grassland Statistical Yearbook in China, 1998–2019, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration

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