Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in China
China: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0068 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0068 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
120th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0145 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0068 Square kilometres per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — total area, per capita in China is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
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 — total area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0145 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, in 2021.
That places China 120th out of 181 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 — Total area, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0068 Square kilometres per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 53% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0068 Square kilometres per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0072 Square kilometres per person, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 117 Togo 0.0069 Square kilometres per person compare
- 118 Cyprus 0.0069 Square kilometres per person compare
- 119 Indonesia 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 121 Kiribati 0.0061 Square kilometres per person compare
- 122 Guatemala 0.006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 123 Andorra 0.0058 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 — total area, per capita in China?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in China was 0.0068 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- China ranks 120th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.