Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in China
China: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 3.93 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.93 million Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
3.93 million Square kilometres
in 1994
All-time low
2.38 million Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in China, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in China is 3.93 million Square kilometres, measured in 2023. 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 in China peaked at 3.93 million Square kilometres in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places China 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.38 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 2.41 million Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.44 million Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.47 million Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 2.51 million Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.55 million Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 2.59 million Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 2.63 million Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 2.68 million Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.73 million Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 2.78 million Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 2.83 million Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.89 million Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.95 million Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.01 million Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.07 million Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 3.13 million Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 3.19 million Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 3.24 million Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 3.28 million Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.33 million Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3.38 million Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.42 million Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.47 million Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 3.51 million Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 3.56 million Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 3.61 million Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.65 million Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.70 million Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.74 million Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 3.79 million Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.84 million Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.88 million Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.93 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.93 million Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 222.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 3.93 million Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,822 Square kilometres, 2156.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.52 million Square kilometres | 2.38 million Square kilometres | 2.68 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.98 million Square kilometres | 2.73 million Square kilometres | 3.24 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 million Square kilometres | 3.28 million Square kilometres | 3.70 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 million Square kilometres | 3.74 million Square kilometres | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 3.93 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 OECD 8.22 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Mauritania 392,500 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Madagascar 372,950 Square kilometres compare
- 3 Ethiopia 200,000 Square kilometres compare
- 3 Australia 3.32 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Lesotho 20,000 Square kilometres compare
- 4 United States 2.67 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 182,000 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Eswatini 10,000 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Türkiye 146,170 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1.84 million Square kilometres 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 in China?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in China was 3.93 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 million Square kilometres in 1994.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does China rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- China ranks 2nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata