Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in China

China: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 139,619 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
139,619 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
140,752 1000 ha
in 2005
All-time low
133,914 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in China, 2001–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2001201220242001: 133.9k 1000 ha2002: 135.1k 1000 ha2003: 138.6k 1000 ha2004: 140.7k 1000 ha2005: 140.8k 1000 ha2006: 139.7k 1000 ha2007: 138.0k 1000 ha2008: 139.2k 1000 ha2009: 137.0k 1000 ha2010: 137.0k 1000 ha2011: 136.9k 1000 ha2012: 137.2k 1000 ha2013: 137.1k 1000 ha2014: 137.3k 1000 ha2015: 138.2k 1000 ha2016: 138.2k 1000 ha2017: 137.9k 1000 ha2018: 138.2k 1000 ha2019: 138.2k 1000 ha2020: 137.4k 1000 ha2021: 138.4k 1000 ha2022: 140.0k 1000 ha2023: 140.0k 1000 ha2024: 139.6k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for herbaceous crops — area from modis in China is 139,619 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in China peaked at 140,752 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 133,914 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places China 2nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 138,119 1000 ha 133,914 1000 ha 140,752 1000 ha 9
2010s 137,632 1000 ha 136,908 1000 ha 138,229 1000 ha 10
2020s 139,090 1000 ha 137,368 1000 ha 140,028 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 199,613 1000 ha compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 139,102 1000 ha compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 113,149 1000 ha compare
  4. 5 Canada 48,971 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbaceous crops — area from modis in China?
Herbaceous crops — area from modis in China was 139,619 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 140,752 1000 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 133,914 1000 ha in 2001.
How does China rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
China ranks 2nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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.