Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in China
China: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 286,755 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in China, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — area from cci_lc in China is 286,755 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in China peaked at 290,769 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 286,755 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places China 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 290,115 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 290,087 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 290,061 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 289,371 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 289,039 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 288,838 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 288,831 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 289,107 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 288,972 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 288,893 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 289,303 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 289,413 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 289,367 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 289,402 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 289,463 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 289,747 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 289,803 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 289,754 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 289,844 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 290,244 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 290,523 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 290,477 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 290,769 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 290,768 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 290,293 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 289,975 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 289,145 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 288,423 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 288,032 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 287,346 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 286,755 1000 ha | -0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 286,755 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 756.08 1000 ha, 379.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 286,755 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.47 1000 ha, 4518.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 289,431 1000 ha | 288,831 1000 ha | 290,115 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 289,412 1000 ha | 288,893 1000 ha | 289,803 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 290,046 1000 ha | 288,423 1000 ha | 290,769 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,378 1000 ha | 286,755 1000 ha | 288,032 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 286,636 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 161,932 1000 ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,641 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 161,646 1000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 14,064 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from cci_lc in China?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in China was 286,755 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 290,769 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,755 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does China rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- China ranks 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.