Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in China, mainland
China, mainland: Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) was 7.9 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in China, mainland, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in China, mainland is 7.9 %, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in China, mainland peaked at 7.9 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.9 %, in 2000.
China, mainland ranks 23rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 6.2 % | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.4 % | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5 % | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.6 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.9 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 7 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2 % | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 7.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.7 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 % | 5.9 % | 7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 % | 7.2 % | 7.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 % | 7.9 % | 7.9 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,215 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in China, mainland?
- Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) in China, mainland was 7.9 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 % in 2000.
- How does China, mainland rank for percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year)?
- China, mainland ranks 23rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.