Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
China ranks 78th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +27.9% | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 75 Colombia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Armenia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Liberia 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Cayman Islands 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Mauritius 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in China?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in China was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 78th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.