Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland
China, mainland: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate was -0.3491 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded -0.3491 % change on previous year for arable land — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 144.5% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland peaked at 6.24 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -1.58 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places China, mainland 189th out of 233 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.2924 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.1955 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1964 | -0.1959 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1965 | -0.2453 % change on previous year | +25.2% |
| 1966 | -0.4427 % change on previous year | +80.4% |
| 1967 | -0.4743 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1968 | -0.4766 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1969 | -0.4789 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1970 | -0.4812 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1971 | -0.4331 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1972 | -0.4654 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1973 | -0.4777 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5515 % change on previous year | -215.4% |
| 1975 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -370.7% |
| 1976 | -0.1925 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 1977 | -0.1928 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1978 | -0.1932 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1979 | -0.1353 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1980 | -0.1293 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6395 % change on previous year | -594.6% |
| 1982 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +693.3% |
| 1983 | 5.51 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 6.24 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3331 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 1987 | -0.249 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5824 % change on previous year | -333.9% |
| 1989 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +84.6% |
| 1990 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8683 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 1992 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -282.1% |
| 1993 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1994 | -0.4946 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 1995 | -0.9279 % change on previous year | +87.6% |
| 1996 | -0.2007 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 1997 | -0.2338 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 1998 | -0.2343 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1999 | -0.234 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.2354 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2664 % change on previous year | -213.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2657 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.265 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2635 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2636 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2629 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2623 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2616 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2609 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.8525 % change on previous year | -426.8% |
| 2011 | -0.859 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -0.8664 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2013 | -0.8748 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | -0.8817 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.8895 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2016 | -1.41 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 2017 | -1.43 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2018 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2019 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 2020 | -0.1478 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1802 % change on previous year | -221.9% |
| 2022 | -0.8956 % change on previous year | -597.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7843 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 2024 | -0.3491 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +693.3% | 0.6395 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -597.1% | 0.1802 % change on previous year | -0.8956 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +594.6% | -0.1293 % change on previous year | 0.6395 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | -426.8% | 0.2609 % change on previous year | -0.8525 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -370.7% | 0.5515 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +333.9% | -0.249 % change on previous year | 0.5824 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3502 % change on previous year | -0.4789 % change on previous year | -0.1955 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.3513 % change on previous year | -1.49 % change on previous year | 0.5515 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 % change on previous year | -0.249 % change on previous year | 6.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3031 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2137 % change on previous year | -0.2354 % change on previous year | 0.2664 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.05 % change on previous year | -1.43 % change on previous year | -0.8525 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0856 % change on previous year | -0.8956 % change on previous year | 0.7843 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland?
- Arable land — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland was -0.3491 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.24 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, annual growth rate recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does China, mainland rank for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- China, mainland ranks 189th out of 233 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — 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 Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Arable land — 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 Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.