Agricultural land — Area, per capita in China
China: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0003 1000 ha per person for agricultural land — area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2020.
That places China 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 8.85 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -0.6966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0007 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in China?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in China was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2020.
- How does China rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- China ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.