Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in China
China: Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0005 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in China, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
China recorded -0.0005 % change on previous year for agriculture — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 95.3% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, annual growth rate in China peaked at 1.5 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -0.8378 % change on previous year, in 2019.
China ranks 166th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.0582 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.0347 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1964 | -0.0349 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1965 | -0.0465 % change on previous year | +33.2% |
| 1966 | -0.0937 % change on previous year | +101.6% |
| 1967 | -0.0938 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1968 | -0.0951 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1969 | -0.0911 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1970 | -0.0972 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 1971 | -0.0837 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1972 | -0.0912 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1973 | -0.0934 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1524 % change on previous year | -263.3% |
| 1975 | -0.3306 % change on previous year | -316.8% |
| 1976 | -0.0248 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1977 | -0.0248 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.0269 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1979 | -0.175 % change on previous year | +549.7% |
| 1980 | -0.176 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 1.03 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1845 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0728 % change on previous year | +3109.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1838 % change on previous year | +152.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2051 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.086 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1992 | -0.5347 % change on previous year | -721.8% |
| 1993 | -0.3152 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 1994 | -0.1572 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1995 | -0.1565 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1996 | -0.1483 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1588 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1998 | -0.1588 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.1586 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1589 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0221 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0221 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0223 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0235 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2005 | -0.0226 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2006 | -0.4556 % change on previous year | +1919.8% |
| 2007 | -0.4579 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.46 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2009 | -0.4626 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2010 | -0.7797 % change on previous year | +68.5% |
| 2011 | -0.7861 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -0.7928 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2013 | -0.7982 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -0.8044 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.8111 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.8177 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2017 | -0.8245 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.8313 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.8378 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.382 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2903 % change on previous year | -176.0% |
| 2022 | -0.044 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 2023 | -0.011 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0005 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +3109.9% | 0.0023 % change on previous year | 0.0728 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -1919.8% | -0.0226 % change on previous year | -0.4556 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -721.8% | 0.086 % change on previous year | -0.5347 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -549.7% | -0.0269 % change on previous year | -0.175 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -316.8% | 0.1524 % change on previous year | -0.3306 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +263.3% | -0.0934 % change on previous year | 0.1524 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0685 % change on previous year | -0.0951 % change on previous year | -0.0347 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.0795 % change on previous year | -0.3306 % change on previous year | 0.1524 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5486 % change on previous year | -0.176 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1497 % change on previous year | -0.5347 % change on previous year | 0.2051 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2108 % change on previous year | -0.4626 % change on previous year | -0.0221 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8084 % change on previous year | -0.8378 % change on previous year | -0.7797 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0294 % change on previous year | -0.382 % change on previous year | 0.2903 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 8.85 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -0.6966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0007 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, annual growth rate in China?
- Agriculture — area, annual growth rate in China was -0.0005 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8378 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does China rank for agriculture — area, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 166th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.