Arable land — Area, per capita in China
China: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for arable land — area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2022.
China ranks 116th of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 73% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.0015 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in China?
- Arable land — area, per capita in China was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2022.
- How does China rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- China ranks 116th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.