Permanent crops — Area in China, mainland
China, mainland: Permanent crops — Area was 20,142 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Area in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in China, mainland is 20,142 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in China, mainland peaked at 20,142 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,750 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places China, mainland 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,970 1000 ha | 1,750 1000 ha | 2,240 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,681 1000 ha | 2,320 1000 ha | 3,048 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,964 1000 ha | 3,130 1000 ha | 7,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,569 1000 ha | 7,500 1000 ha | 11,536 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,070 1000 ha | 11,815 1000 ha | 14,326 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,347 1000 ha | 14,605 1000 ha | 18,922 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,416 1000 ha | 18,605 1000 ha | 20,142 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for China, mainland
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.14 % (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 — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.96 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in China, mainland?
- Permanent crops — area in China, mainland was 20,142 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,142 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,750 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does China, mainland rank for permanent crops — area?
- China, mainland ranks 4th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.