Agricultural land — Share in Land area in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 21.94 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in China, Taiwan Province of is 21.94 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 26.07 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 21.94 %, in 2024.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 174th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.96 % | — |
| 1962 | 25.05 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 25.13 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 25.22 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 25.3 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 25.39 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 25.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 25.42 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 25.84 % | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 25.56 % | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 25.5 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 25.39 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 25.3 % | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 25.9 % | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 25.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.98 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 26.07 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 25.92 % | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 25.84 % | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 25.61 % | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 25.42 % | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 25.16 % | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 25.25 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 25.19 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 25.08 % | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 25.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.02 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 25.28 % | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 25.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25.13 % | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 24.96 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 24.74 % | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 24.71 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 24.63 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 24.65 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 24.63 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 24.43 % | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 24.26 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 24.15 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 24.03 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 23.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 23.92 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.84 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 23.61 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.52 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 23.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 23.21 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 23.02 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.96 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.82 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 22.68 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 22.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.58 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 22.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 22.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.32 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.31 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.23 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 22.03 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 21.94 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.31 % | 24.96 % | 25.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.74 % | 25.3 % | 26.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.24 % | 25.02 % | 25.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.63 % | 24.15 % | 25.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.59 % | 23.02 % | 24.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.56 % | 22.32 % | 22.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1 % | 21.94 % | 22.31 % | 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)
- Agriculture — Area 776.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3,541 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47.93 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 372.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 183.27 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in China, Taiwan Province of was 21.94 % 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, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 26.07 % in 1977.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.94 % in 2024.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 174th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — 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.