Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in China
China: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
117th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0143 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in China stood at 0.0067 Square kilometres per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0143 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 Square kilometres per person, in 2021.
China ranks 117th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0067 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 59% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0067 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 Square kilometres per person, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 0.0143 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 114 Ghana 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 115 Indonesia 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 116 Denmark 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 118 Togo 0.0066 Square kilometres per person compare
- 119 Kiribati 0.0061 Square kilometres per person compare
- 120 Guatemala 0.0059 Square kilometres per person compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in China?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in China was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0143 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- China ranks 117th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.