Grassland — Area from MODIS in China
China: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 277,032 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in China stood at 277,032 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in China peaked at 289,733 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 277,032 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places China 1st out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 278,169 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 286,435 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 289,203 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 287,638 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 287,017 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 288,443 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 289,733 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 288,310 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 288,377 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 287,033 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 287,199 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 287,204 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 285,870 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 284,968 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 282,836 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 282,048 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 282,754 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 283,304 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 283,689 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 283,004 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 281,250 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 277,434 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 277,257 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 277,032 1000 ha | -0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 277,032 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 814.65 1000 ha, 340.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 277,032 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.29 1000 ha, 6255.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 287,036 1000 ha | 278,169 1000 ha | 289,733 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 284,690 1000 ha | 282,048 1000 ha | 287,204 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,195 1000 ha | 277,032 1000 ha | 283,004 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 276,956 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
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 modis in China?
- Grassland — area from modis in China was 277,032 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?
- The highest recorded value was 289,733 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,032 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does China rank for grassland — area from modis?
- China ranks 1st out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 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.