What is grazing land use over the long-term in China?

Grazing land use over the long-term in China was 392.61 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 392.64 million hectares in 2014.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 13.08 million hectares in 1000.

How does China rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

China ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in China

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in China
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

China: Grazing land use over the long-term was 392.61 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

392.61 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

1st

of 202 countries

All-time high

392.64 million hectares

in 2014

All-time low

13.08 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in China, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

China recorded 392.61 million hectares for grazing land use over the long-term in 2025.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in China peaked at 392.64 million hectares in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.08 million hectares, in 1000.

China ranks 1st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	13.08 million hectares	13.08 million hectares	13.08 million hectares	1
1100s	32.25 million hectares	32.25 million hectares	32.25 million hectares	1
1200s	36.86 million hectares	36.86 million hectares	36.86 million hectares	1
1300s	28.60 million hectares	28.60 million hectares	28.60 million hectares	1
1400s	25.48 million hectares	25.48 million hectares	25.48 million hectares	1
1500s	32.64 million hectares	32.64 million hectares	32.64 million hectares	1
1600s	35.07 million hectares	35.07 million hectares	35.07 million hectares	1
1700s	35.56 million hectares	35.56 million hectares	35.56 million hectares	1
1710s	37.21 million hectares	37.21 million hectares	37.21 million hectares	1
1720s	42.74 million hectares	42.74 million hectares	42.74 million hectares	1
1730s	45.44 million hectares	45.44 million hectares	45.44 million hectares	1
1740s	51.14 million hectares	51.14 million hectares	51.14 million hectares	1
1750s	63.78 million hectares	63.78 million hectares	63.78 million hectares	1
1760s	70.48 million hectares	70.48 million hectares	70.48 million hectares	1
1770s	78.73 million hectares	78.73 million hectares	78.73 million hectares	1
1780s	98.61 million hectares	98.61 million hectares	98.61 million hectares	1
1790s	106.85 million hectares	106.85 million hectares	106.85 million hectares	1
1800s	104.44 million hectares	104.44 million hectares	104.44 million hectares	1
1810s	122.30 million hectares	122.30 million hectares	122.30 million hectares	1
1820s	126.16 million hectares	126.16 million hectares	126.16 million hectares	1
1830s	138.91 million hectares	138.91 million hectares	138.91 million hectares	1
1840s	146.96 million hectares	146.96 million hectares	146.96 million hectares	1
1850s	153.51 million hectares	153.51 million hectares	153.51 million hectares	1
1860s	150.90 million hectares	150.90 million hectares	150.90 million hectares	1
1870s	128.04 million hectares	128.04 million hectares	128.04 million hectares	1
1880s	129.55 million hectares	129.55 million hectares	129.55 million hectares	1
1890s	133.61 million hectares	133.61 million hectares	133.61 million hectares	1
1900s	142.34 million hectares	142.34 million hectares	142.34 million hectares	1
1910s	150.53 million hectares	150.53 million hectares	150.53 million hectares	1
1920s	167.96 million hectares	167.96 million hectares	167.96 million hectares	1
1930s	174.01 million hectares	174.01 million hectares	174.01 million hectares	1
1940s	185.34 million hectares	185.34 million hectares	185.34 million hectares	1
1950s	216.48 million hectares	197.29 million hectares	233.05 million hectares	10
1960s	250.20 million hectares	236.91 million hectares	267.88 million hectares	10
1970s	298.04 million hectares	272.88 million hectares	323.53 million hectares	10
1980s	348.86 million hectares	328.13 million hectares	369.58 million hectares	10
1990s	388.00 million hectares	374.19 million hectares	392.61 million hectares	10
2000s	392.60 million hectares	392.58 million hectares	392.60 million hectares	10
2010s	392.61 million hectares	392.58 million hectares	392.64 million hectares	10
2020s	392.61 million hectares	392.61 million hectares	392.61 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near China

2 Australia 318.70 million hectares compare
3 United States 257.67 million hectares compare
4 Brazil 210.81 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for China

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 15,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 498.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 32.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 736.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,485 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in China?: Grazing land use over the long-term in China was 392.61 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 392.64 million hectares in 2014.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 13.08 million hectares in 1000.
How does China rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: China ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.