Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 19,620 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in China, mainland, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 19,620 1000 ha for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in China, mainland peaked at 21,350 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19,511 1000 ha, in 2011.
China, mainland ranks 3rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,350 1000 ha | — |
| 2011 | 19,511 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 19,813 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 20,867 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 20,676 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 20,484 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 20,292 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20,101 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 19,909 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19,718 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 19,613 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19,712 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19,700 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 19,620 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 19,620 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,272 1000 ha | 19,511 1000 ha | 21,350 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,653 1000 ha | 19,613 1000 ha | 19,712 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 Brazil 126,038 1000 ha compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 37,937 1000 ha compare
- 4 France 8,785 1000 ha compare
- 5 New Zealand 6,751 1000 ha compare
- 6 Paraguay 6,718 1000 ha compare
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 — Area 391,823 1000 ha (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in China, mainland?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in China, mainland was 19,620 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 21,350 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,511 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does China, mainland rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.