Arable land — Area in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Arable land — Area was 593.63 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China, Taiwan Province of recorded 593.63 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 796 1000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 593.63 1000 ha, in 2024.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 128th of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 787.33 1000 ha | 775 1000 ha | 796 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 779.8 1000 ha | 766 1000 ha | 793 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 725.5 1000 ha | 680 1000 ha | 767 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 648.1 1000 ha | 625 1000 ha | 675 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 605.58 1000 ha | 593.94 1000 ha | 621 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 600.31 1000 ha | 595.76 1000 ha | 605.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 596.89 1000 ha | 593.63 1000 ha | 600.88 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Country area — Area 3,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47.93 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 372.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 183.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.41 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 21.94 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 3,541 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Arable land — area in China, Taiwan Province of was 593.63 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 796 1000 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 593.63 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for arable land — area?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 128th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — 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.