Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in China
China: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
105th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.6383 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.6383 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2023.
China ranks 105th 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 — Other areas, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6383 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6353 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6323 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6293 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6252 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6214 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6175 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6137 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6088 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6039 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5989 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5881 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.581 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5761 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5698 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5635 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5523 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5474 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5418 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5316 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5205 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5081 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4955 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.489 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4834 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4774 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4709 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2969 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2887 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2835 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2772 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2702 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2681 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2659 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2638 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2617 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2596 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2575 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2543 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2512 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2481 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2449 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2418 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2386 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2323 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2292 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2275 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2262 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.225 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2237 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2225 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2212 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2197 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2185 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2173 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2161 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2142 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2124 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2104 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2195 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.248 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre 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 | -36.9% | 0.4709 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2969 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6246 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6088 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6383 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5785 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5523 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.6039 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5066 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4709 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5474 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2596 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2969 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2433 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2292 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2575 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2161 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2275 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2142 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 102 Mongolia 0.2195 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 103 Hungary 0.2185 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 104 Austria 0.2129 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 106 Portugal 0.2051 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 107 Somalia 0.2049 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 108 Morocco 0.2032 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in China?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in China was 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6383 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2084 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does China rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 105th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 — Other areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.