Agricultural land — Share in Land area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 3.81 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 3.81 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 13.73 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.81 %, in 2020.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 207th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.73 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 12.75 % | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11.76 % | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.9 % | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 9.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9 % | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 8 % | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.09 % | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.08 % | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 8.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.62 % | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 7.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.67 % | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.71 % | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 5.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.24 % | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.86 % | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 4.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.86 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.76 % | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.86 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.76 % | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.81 % | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 3.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.81 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.08 % | 12.75 % | 13.73 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.46 % | 8 % | 12.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.97 % | 8.08 % | 9.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 % | 6.67 % | 8.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 % | 5.71 % | 6.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 % | 4.76 % | 5.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.81 % | 3.81 % | 3.81 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 204 Oman 4.78 % compare
- 205 Egypt 4.25 % compare
- 206 Solomon Islands 4.14 % compare
- 208 Equatorial Guinea 3.44 % compare
- 209 Guyana 3.41 % compare
- 210 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.91 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 3.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 13.73 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.81 % in 2020.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 207th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.