Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1980
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1980.
China ranks 77th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 74 Israel 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Nicaragua 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Afghanistan 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Jamaica 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Paraguay 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Kenya 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in China?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in China was 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does China rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.