Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in China
China: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 5.18 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in China stood at 5.18 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in China peaked at 5.18 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.44 %, in 1961.
China ranks 122nd of 220 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4911 % | 0.44 % | 0.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.67 % | 0.58 % | 0.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 % | 0.78 % | 1.75 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 % | 1.74 % | 2.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.08 % | 2.77 % | 3.41 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 % | 3.5 % | 4.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.99 % | 4.78 % | 5.18 % | 5 |
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More environment data for China
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in China?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in China was 5.18 % 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 % in 1961.
- How does China rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- China ranks 122nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.