Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
89th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1980
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in China is 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places China 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 86 Honduras 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Guam 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Niger 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Nepal 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Uruguay 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 American Samoa 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in China?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in China was 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does China rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.