Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, mainland
China, mainland: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 276,956 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, mainland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in China, mainland stood at 276,956 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in China, mainland peaked at 289,674 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 276,956 1000 ha, in 2024.
China, mainland ranks 2nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 278,114 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 286,376 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 289,147 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 287,580 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 286,958 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 288,387 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 289,674 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 288,247 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 288,311 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 286,965 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 287,138 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 287,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 285,815 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 284,905 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 282,772 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 281,978 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 282,677 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 283,233 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 283,624 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 282,937 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 281,183 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 277,360 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 277,185 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 276,956 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 286,977 1000 ha | 278,114 1000 ha | 289,674 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 284,626 1000 ha | 281,978 1000 ha | 287,150 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,124 1000 ha | 276,956 1000 ha | 282,937 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 China 277,032 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 229,288 1000 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 39,390 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 228,984 1000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 36,740 1000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,085 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in China, mainland?
- Grassland — area from modis in China, mainland was 276,956 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 289,674 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 276,956 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does China, mainland rank for grassland — area from modis?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. 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.