Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
82nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in China is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
China ranks 82nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0469 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0437 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0446 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0464 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0419 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 79 Nicaragua 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Kiribati 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Portugal 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Italy 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Albania 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Marshall Islands 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in China?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in China was 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does China rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.