Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China, mainland
China, mainland: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 57.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, mainland stood at 57.96 %.
The figure is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, mainland peaked at 58.43 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.67 %, in 1991.
China, mainland ranks 27th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.68 % | 42.67 % | 44.87 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.67 % | 45.19 % | 48.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.35 % | 38.22 % | 48.74 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.46 % | 37.67 % | 41.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.53 % | 41.39 % | 47.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.17 % | 49.28 % | 58.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.22 % | 57.96 % | 58.43 % | 5 |
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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)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, mainland?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in China, mainland was 57.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 58.43 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.67 % in 1991.
- How does China, mainland rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- China, mainland ranks 27th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.