Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in China
China: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in China is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2020.
That places China 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 4.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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 meadows and pastures — area, per capita in China?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in China was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2020.
- How does China rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- China ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.