Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
48th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in China is 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places China 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0335 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 45 Azerbaijan 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Senegal 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Mali 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Isle of Man 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Georgia 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Nigeria 0.0276 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 meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in China?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in China was 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does China rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — 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.