Land area — Area in China, Macao SAR
China, Macao SAR: Land area — Area was 3.33 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area — Area in China, Macao SAR, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in China, Macao SAR is 3.33 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in China, Macao SAR peaked at 3.33 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places China, Macao SAR 259th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area in China, Macao SAR, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.6 1000 ha | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.86 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.92 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.92 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.95 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.97 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.99 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.03 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.03 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.04 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.05 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.08 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.29 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.29 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.33 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.33 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2.95 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 1000 ha | 2.97 1000 ha | 3.29 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 1000 ha | 3.29 1000 ha | 3.33 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR
- 256 Pitcairn 4.7 1000 ha compare
- 257 Norfolk Island 3.6 1000 ha compare
- 258 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.4 1000 ha compare
- 260 Tuvalu 2.6 1000 ha compare
- 261 Naoero 2.1 1000 ha compare
- 261 Saint Barthélemy 2.1 1000 ha compare
- 261 Nauru 2.1 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China, Macao SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 6,196 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 6,196 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 1,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 1,000 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in China, Macao SAR?
- Land area — area in China, Macao SAR was 3.33 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in China, Macao SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in China, Macao SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does China, Macao SAR rank for land area — area?
- China, Macao SAR ranks 259th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Macao SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.