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 223 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 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in China, year by year

Annual values for Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in China, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 133,914 1000 ha —
2002 135,106 1000 ha +0.9%
2003 138,627 1000 ha +2.6%
2004 140,744 1000 ha +1.5%
2005 140,752 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 139,675 1000 ha -0.8%
2007 138,010 1000 ha -1.2%
2008 139,211 1000 ha +0.9%
2009 137,033 1000 ha -1.6%
2010 137,026 1000 ha -0.0%
2011 136,908 1000 ha -0.1%
2012 137,198 1000 ha +0.2%
2013 137,087 1000 ha -0.1%
2014 137,301 1000 ha +0.2%
2015 138,229 1000 ha +0.7%
2016 138,198 1000 ha -0.0%
2017 137,947 1000 ha -0.2%
2018 138,215 1000 ha +0.2%
2019 138,212 1000 ha -0.0%
2020 137,368 1000 ha -0.6%
2021 138,443 1000 ha +0.8%
2022 140,028 1000 ha +1.1%
2023 139,993 1000 ha -0.0%
2024 139,619 1000 ha -0.3%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 139,619 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 439.49 1000 ha, 317.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • China's 139,619 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.32 1000 ha, 7621.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

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. 2 Türkiye 20,942 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 139,102 1000 ha compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,968 1000 ha compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 113,149 1000 ha compare
  6. 5 Canada 48,971 1000 ha compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 5,737 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 223 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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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
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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.