Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in China
China: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0014 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in China peaked at 0.0091 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
China ranks 110th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -37.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0014 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 61% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0014 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0016 Square kilometres per person, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -37.9% | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 107 North Macedonia 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 108 Aruba 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 109 Guatemala 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 111 Czechia 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 112 Nauru 0.0013 Square kilometres per person compare
- 113 Switzerland 0.0013 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 — other areas, per capita in China?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in China was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does China rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- China ranks 110th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.