Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland
China, mainland: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 % change on previous year
World rank
26th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6.37 % change on previous year
in 2003
All-time low
-0.2486 % change on previous year
in 1983
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland stood at 0 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland peaked at 6.37 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.2486 % change on previous year, in 1983.
That places China, mainland 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.3481 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.3469 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3457 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3445 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3434 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3422 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.341 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3399 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3387 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3376 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3364 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3353 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3342 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3331 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7324 % change on previous year | +119.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7229 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7177 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7126 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7075 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7026 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7141 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1983 | -0.2486 % change on previous year | -134.8% |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0.3145 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0.3054 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3045 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3036 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3026 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3017 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3229 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6477 % change on previous year | +100.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6356 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6335 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +504.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4099 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4515 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.412 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.373 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +786.7% |
| 2002 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.37 % change on previous year | +96.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7452 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6292 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +69.7% |
| 2007 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3053 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 2009 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +265.2% |
| 2010 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +212.2% |
| 2011 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0586 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 2013 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +4176.3% |
| 2014 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.806 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.344 % change on previous year | 0.3399 % change on previous year | 0.3481 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4901 % change on previous year | 0.3331 % change on previous year | 0.7324 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3104 % change on previous year | -0.2486 % change on previous year | 0.7141 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7945 % change on previous year | 0.3017 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 % change on previous year | 0.3053 % change on previous year | 6.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 23 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0013 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0002 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Portugal 0.0002 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Afghanistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Angola 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Andorra 0 % change on previous year
- 26 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Argentina 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Armenia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Australia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Austria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Belgium 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Bulgaria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Botswana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Chile 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 China 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Colombia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Comoros 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Cuba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Germany 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Dominica 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Egypt 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Spain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Estonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Finland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 France 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Gabon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Georgia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Gambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Greece 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Guam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Guyana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Honduras 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Haiti 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Indonesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 India 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Iceland 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Italy 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Lebanon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Liberia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Morocco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Mexico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 North Macedonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Mali 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Montenegro 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Malawi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Nigeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Nepal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Oman 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Pakistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Peru 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Philippines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Poland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Palestine, State of 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 French Polynesia 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Romania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Sudan 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Senegal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Somalia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 South Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Sweden 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Thailand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Tajikistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Uruguay 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 South Africa 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Zambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 French Guiana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Guadeloupe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Martinique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Mayotte 0 % change on previous year
- 26 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Micronesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Timor-Leste 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Melanesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Polynesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Réunion 0 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in China, mainland was 0 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2486 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does China, mainland rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- China, mainland ranks 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.