Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 76.41 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of is 76.41 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 88.84 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 72.12 %, in 2003.
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 27th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 88.73 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 88.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 88.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 88.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 87.76 % | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 86.7 % | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 86.11 % | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 86.34 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 85.64 % | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 85.6 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 85.54 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 85.49 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 85.82 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 85.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 85.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 85.92 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 85.29 % | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 84.7 % | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 84.56 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 83.56 % | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 83.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 83.22 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 82.62 % | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 81.98 % | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 80.29 % | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 79.68 % | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 76.54 % | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 75.98 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 75.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 75.11 % | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 74.89 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.29 % | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 74.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 74.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.2 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 73.99 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.22 % | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 73.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 72.97 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.65 % | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.12 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.24 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.38 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.96 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.46 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 74.93 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.26 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.69 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.03 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.23 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.82 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.05 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.02 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.33 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.59 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.41 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.86 % | 86.11 % | 88.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 85.57 % | 84.7 % | 85.92 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.18 % | 75.98 % | 84.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.31 % | 73.1 % | 75.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5 % | 72.12 % | 73.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.16 % | 73.96 % | 75.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.28 % | 76.02 % | 76.59 % | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.342 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 21.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 372.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 593.63 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 55 1000 ha (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 4,621 m3 (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 183.27 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of was 76.41 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 88.84 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.12 % in 2003.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 27th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.