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

Latest (2024)
76.41 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 214 countries
All-time high
88.84 %
in 1965
All-time low
72.12 %
in 2003
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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