Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in China
China: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 27.78 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in China stood at 27.78 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in China peaked at 28.53 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.18 %, in 1978.
That places China 137th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.14 % | 23.83 % | 24.37 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.41 % | 23.18 % | 23.74 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.02 % | 23.2 % | 27.8 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.68 % | 27.35 % | 28.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8 % | 27.33 % | 28.53 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.29 % | 27.86 % | 28.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.83 % | 27.66 % | 27.93 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.57 % compare
- 134 Wallis and Futuna Islands 28.57 % compare
- 136 Qatar 28.29 % compare
- 138 China, mainland 27.68 % compare
- 139 Saint Lucia 26.79 % compare
- 140 Switzerland 26.73 % compare
More environment data for China
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in China?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in China was 27.78 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 28.53 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.18 % in 1978.
- How does China rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- China ranks 137th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.