Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in China
China: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.2791 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2791 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.3618 hectares per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.278 hectares per person
in 2021
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.2791 hectares per person for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in China peaked at 0.3618 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.278 hectares per person, in 2021.
China ranks 68th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3552 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3603 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3618 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3575 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3535 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3508 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3466 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3431 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3394 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3365 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3335 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3304 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3281 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3275 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3275 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3283 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3297 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3316 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3335 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3339 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3344 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3348 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3345 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3342 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3342 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3341 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3335 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3324 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3313 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3304 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3296 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3292 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3291 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3292 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3294 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3258 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3225 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3192 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3161 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3134 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3109 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3087 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3066 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3047 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3029 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3011 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2995 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2979 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2964 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2949 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2935 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2919 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2899 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.288 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2862 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2845 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2829 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2812 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2799 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2789 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2782 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.278 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.278 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2783 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2786 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2791 hectares per person | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2791 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1785 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2791 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0241 hectares per person, 11.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3505 hectares per person | 0.3365 hectares per person | 0.3618 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3304 hectares per person | 0.3275 hectares per person | 0.3339 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.3304 hectares per person | 0.3348 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3244 hectares per person | 0.3134 hectares per person | 0.3296 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3024 hectares per person | 0.2949 hectares per person | 0.3109 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2857 hectares per person | 0.2789 hectares per person | 0.2935 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2784 hectares per person | 0.278 hectares per person | 0.2791 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in China?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in China was 0.2791 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3618 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.278 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- China ranks 68th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.