Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in China
China: Agricultural land area — Permanent crops was 19,344 Hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19,344 Hectares
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
19,344 Hectares
in 2023
All-time low
5,061 Hectares
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in China, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
China recorded 19,344 Hectares for agricultural land area — permanent crops in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — permanent crops in China peaked at 19,344 Hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,061 Hectares, in 1985.
That places China 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in China, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 5,061 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 6,176 Hectares | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 7,181 Hectares | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 7,511 Hectares | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 7,716 Hectares | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 7,716 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7,721 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 8,021 Hectares | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 8,926 Hectares | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 9,526 Hectares | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 10,646 Hectares | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 10,926 Hectares | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 11,226 Hectares | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 11,231 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11,231 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,231 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,231 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,431 Hectares | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11,836 Hectares | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 12,236 Hectares | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12,581 Hectares | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 12,831 Hectares | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 13,481 Hectares | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 13,826 Hectares | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 14,221 Hectares | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14,716 Hectares | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 15,411 Hectares | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 16,006 Hectares | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 16,201 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16,221 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16,201 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 16,868 Hectares | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 17,934 Hectares | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 18,324 Hectares | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 19,115 Hectares | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 19,154 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 18,806 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 19,210 Hectares | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 19,344 Hectares | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 19,344 Hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,446 Hectares, 7.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- China's 19,344 Hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,985 Hectares, 6.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,729 Hectares | 5,061 Hectares | 7,716 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 9,717 Hectares | 7,716 Hectares | 11,231 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,490 Hectares | 11,231 Hectares | 14,221 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,700 Hectares | 14,716 Hectares | 19,115 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,129 Hectares | 18,806 Hectares | 19,344 Hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Indonesia 26,339 Hectares compare
- 1 Türkiye 3,801 Hectares compare
- 2 United States 2,104 Hectares compare
- 3 India 14,454 Hectares compare
- 3 Viet Nam 4,921 Hectares compare
- 3 Poland 354.07 Hectares compare
- 4 Brazil 7,756 Hectares compare
- 4 Croatia 80.08 Hectares compare
- 5 United Kingdom 41.76 Hectares compare
- 5 Philippines 5,633 Hectares 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — permanent crops in China?
- Agricultural land area — permanent crops in China was 19,344 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — permanent crops recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19,344 Hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — permanent crops recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,061 Hectares in 1985.
- How does China rank for agricultural land area — permanent crops?
- China ranks 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — permanent crops rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Permanent crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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