Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 25 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 25 %. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 25 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.14 %, in 1961.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.14 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.69 % | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 7.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8.33 % | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 8.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10 % | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11.11 % | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5 % | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.29 % | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.67 % | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.18 % | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 18.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.61 % | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 19.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 % | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.61 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 20 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 % | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.51 % | 7.14 % | 7.69 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.02 % | 7.69 % | 11.11 % | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.26 % | 11.11 % | 12.5 % | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.04 % | 12.5 % | 14.29 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.24 % | 14.29 % | 16.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.44 % | 18.18 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 % | 25 % | 25 % | 5 |
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- 34 Guinea-Bissau 26.57 % compare
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.91 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 545 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11,047 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in China, Hong Kong SAR was 25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 25 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 % in 1961.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.