Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 75 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 75 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 100 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 75 %, in 2020.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 66th out of 217 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 — Share in Agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 % | — |
| 1962 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 88.89 % | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 88.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 88.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 88.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 88.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 88.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 88.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 88.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 88.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.5 % | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 87.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 85.71 % | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.33 % | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.82 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 81.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.39 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 80.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.39 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 % | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.75 % | 87.5 % | 88.89 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.96 % | 85.71 % | 87.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.76 % | 83.33 % | 85.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.56 % | 80 % | 81.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 % | 75 % | 75 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 77.91 % compare
- 64 Brunei Darussalam 77.77 % compare
- 65 Cambodia 75.49 % compare
- 66 Suriname 75 % compare
- 68 Burundi 74.9 % compare
- 69 Czechoslovakia 74.7 % compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.91 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR was 75 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 % in 2020.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 66th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.