Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in China
China: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 1995.
China ranks 35th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0.0349 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per 0.0126 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in China?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in China was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1995.
- How does China rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
- China ranks 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.