Agricultural land — Area in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Agricultural land — Area was 776.9 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China, Taiwan Province of recorded 776.9 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 923 1000 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 776.9 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places China, Taiwan Province of 142nd out of 220 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 in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 884 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 887 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 890 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 893 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 896 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 899 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 902 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 900 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 915 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 905 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 903 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 899 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 896 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 917 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 917 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 920 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 923 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 918 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 915 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 907 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 900 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 891 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 894 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 892 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 888 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 888 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 886 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 895 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 895 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 890 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 884 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 876 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 875 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 872 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 873 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 872 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 865 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 859 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 855 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 851 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 849 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 847 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 844 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 836 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 833 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 830 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 826 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 822 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 815 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 813 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 808 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 803 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 800 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 799.6 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 796.6 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 794 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 793 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 790.7 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 790.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 790.1 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 787 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 780 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 778.52 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 776.9 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 896.22 1000 ha | 884 1000 ha | 915 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 911.3 1000 ha | 896 1000 ha | 923 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 893.6 1000 ha | 886 1000 ha | 907 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 872.1 1000 ha | 855 1000 ha | 890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 835.3 1000 ha | 815 1000 ha | 851 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 798.81 1000 ha | 790.2 1000 ha | 813 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 782.5 1000 ha | 776.9 1000 ha | 790.1 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.342 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 372.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 593.63 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.41 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 4,621 m3 (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 183.27 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Agricultural land — area in China, Taiwan Province of was 776.9 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 923 1000 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 776.9 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for agricultural land — area?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 142nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.