Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in China
China: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0028 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
62nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0036 Square kilometres per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.0028 Square kilometres per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in China stood at 0.0028 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in China peaked at 0.0036 Square kilometres per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 Square kilometres per person, in 2021.
That places China 62nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0028 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0028 Square kilometres per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 Square kilometres per person, 11.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 59 Panama 0.0034 Square kilometres per person compare
- 60 Iran 0.0033 Square kilometres per person compare
- 61 Senegal 0.0031 Square kilometres per person compare
- 63 Tajikistan 0.0027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 64 Oman 0.0027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 65 Burkina Faso 0.0026 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in China?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in China was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 Square kilometres per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- China ranks 62nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.