Agriculture — Area, per capita in China
China: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per capita in China is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2020.
That places China 113th out of 186 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.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 76% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in China?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in China was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2020.
- How does China rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- China ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.