Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in China
China: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 521,196 Hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
521,196 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 43 countries
All-time high
529,039 Hectares
in 2009
All-time low
477,244 Hectares
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in China, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in China is 521,196 Hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in China peaked at 529,039 Hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 477,244 Hectares, in 1985.
That places China 1st out of 43 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 — Total agricultural land area in China, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 477,244 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 483,353 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 488,661 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 494,279 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 500,388 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 506,592 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 512,271 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 515,198 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 519,106 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 523,713 Hectares | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 523,714 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 523,752 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 523,744 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 523,738 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 523,735 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 523,731 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 524,323 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 524,915 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 525,506 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 526,091 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 526,682 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 527,272 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 527,862 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 528,452 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 529,039 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 528,281 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 527,526 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 526,769 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 526,014 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 525,261 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 524,506 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 523,751 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 522,997 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 522,243 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 521,490 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 521,395 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 521,298 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 521,197 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 521,196 Hectares | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 488,785 Hectares | 477,244 Hectares | 500,388 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 519,556 Hectares | 506,592 Hectares | 523,752 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 526,387 Hectares | 523,731 Hectares | 529,039 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 524,884 Hectares | 521,490 Hectares | 528,281 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 521,272 Hectares | 521,196 Hectares | 521,395 Hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 United States 417,826 Hectares compare
- 2 Australia 368,934 Hectares compare
- 2 Türkiye 38,619 Hectares compare
- 3 United Kingdom 16,821 Hectares compare
- 3 Brazil 236,759 Hectares compare
- 3 Viet Nam 12,291 Hectares compare
- 4 Russian Federation 215,701 Hectares compare
- 4 Poland 14,172 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 37.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate 10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in China?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in China was 521,196 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 529,039 Hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 477,244 Hectares in 1985.
- How does China rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- China ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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