Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in China
China: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 36,101 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in China, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in China stood at 36,101 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in China peaked at 36,101 Square kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,930 Square kilometres, in 2010.
That places China 5th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23,013 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 23,017 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16,050 Square kilometres | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 18,554 Square kilometres | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 18,560 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13,930 Square kilometres | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 19,050 Square kilometres | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 19,050 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,999 Square kilometres | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 19,309 Square kilometres | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 16,165 Square kilometres | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 22,875 Square kilometres | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 30,295 Square kilometres | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 31,438 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 22,255 Square kilometres | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 24,458 Square kilometres | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 27,658 Square kilometres | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 29,116 Square kilometres | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 34,380 Square kilometres | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 36,101 Square kilometres | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,839 Square kilometres | 16,050 Square kilometres | 23,017 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 21,537 Square kilometres | 13,930 Square kilometres | 31,438 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,342 Square kilometres | 24,458 Square kilometres | 36,101 Square kilometres | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in China?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in China was 36,101 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 36,101 Square kilometres in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,930 Square kilometres in 2010.
- How does China rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- China ranks 5th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata