Cropland — Area per capita in China, mainland
China, mainland: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 0.09 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in China, mainland peaked at 0.16 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.09 ha/cap, in 2014.
That places China, mainland 175th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.16 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.11 ha/cap | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1444 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.111 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.107 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.094 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in China, mainland?
- Cropland — area per capita in China, mainland was 0.09 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 ha/cap in 2014.
- How does China, mainland rank for cropland — area per capita?
- China, mainland ranks 175th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.