Land use hidden — Total area in China
China: Land use hidden — Total area was 9.60 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
9.60 million Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 202 countries
All-time high
9.60 million Square kilometres
in 2018
All-time low
9.60 million Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area 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 — total area in China is 9.60 million Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in China peaked at 9.60 million Square kilometres in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.60 million Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places China 5th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Land use hidden — Total area in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.60 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 9.60 million Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 163,820 Square kilometres, 58.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 9.60 million Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,580 Square kilometres, 516.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 9.60 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 Mauritania 1.03 million Square kilometres compare
- 2 Russia 17.13 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Canada 15.63 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Madagascar 587,295 Square kilometres compare
- 4 United States 9.83 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.34 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Türkiye 785,350 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Croatia 88,070 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 8.51 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Viet Nam 331,338 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Australia 7.74 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Poland 313,930 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Moldova 33,850 Square kilometres compare
- 8 India 3.29 million Square kilometres compare
- 8 Lesotho 30,360 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 185,180 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 — total area in China?
- Land use hidden — total area in China was 9.60 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.60 million Square kilometres in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.60 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does China rank for land use hidden — total area?
- China ranks 5th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Total area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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