How does China rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?

China ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China
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China: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

24th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2001

All-time low

0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.

China ranks 24th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.2567 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
1963	0.2599 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1964	0.2631 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1965	0.2674 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.6%
1966	0.2716 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.6%
1967	0.2759 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.6%
1968	0.2801 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.5%
1969	0.2855 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.9%
1970	0.2908 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.9%
1971	0.2961 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.8%
1972	0.3014 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.8%
1973	0.3078 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.1%
1974	0.3142 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.1%
1975	0.3206 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.0%
1976	0.327 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.0%
1977	0.3334 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.0%
1978	0.3399 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.9%
1979	0.3448 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
1980	0.3497 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
1981	0.3546 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
1982	0.3595 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
1983	0.3644 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
1984	0.3693 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
1985	0.3742 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
1986	0.3792 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
1987	0.3841 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
1988	0.389 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
1989	0.3939 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
1990	0.3988 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1991	0.4037 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1992	0.4086 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1993	0.4135 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1994	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1995	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.0%
2011	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

China compared with similar countries

China's 0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1318 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
China's 0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0262 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 16.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2682 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2855 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.3176 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2908 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3448 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3718 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3497 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3939 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.4135 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3988 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near China

21 Guinea 0.4355 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
22 Australia 0.4314 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
23 Paraguay 0.4238 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
25 Yemen 0.4167 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
26 Armenia 0.4151 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
27 Lebanon 0.391 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in China was 0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2001.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
How does China rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?: China ranks 24th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.