Agriculture — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Agriculture — Area was 4 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong SAR recorded 4 1000 ha for agriculture — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 14 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4 1000 ha, in 2020.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 236th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 14 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 12 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 8 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.5 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 1000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.33 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 14 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.6 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.6 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 233 Liechtenstein 5.17 1000 ha compare
- 234 Niue 4.8 1000 ha compare
- 235 Palau 4.3 1000 ha compare
- 237 Cook Islands 3.81 1000 ha compare
- 238 Wallis and Futuna Islands 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 239 Montserrat 3 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Agriculture — area in China, Hong Kong SAR was 4 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 14 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for agriculture — area?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 236th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.