Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in China
China: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 67.04 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in China is 67.04 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in China peaked at 76.08 % in 1978 and was at its lowest, 67.04 %, in 2023.
That places China 74th out of 237 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 — Share in Agricultural land in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75.2 % | — |
| 1962 | 75.24 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 75.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 75.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 75.33 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 75.4 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 75.47 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 75.54 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 75.61 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 75.68 % | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 75.75 % | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 75.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.89 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 76.02 % | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 76.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 76.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 76.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 76.05 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 76.02 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 75.85 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 74.92 % | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 73.86 % | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 72.63 % | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 71.4 % | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 71.11 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 70.75 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.46 % | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 70.16 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 69.94 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 70.16 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 70.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.18 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.08 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.04 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 69.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 69.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 69.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 69.75 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 69.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 69.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.91 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.63 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.34 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.06 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.99 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 67.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.31 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 67.04 % | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 67.04 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 67.04 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.23 %, 3.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.37 % | 75.2 % | 75.61 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.92 % | 75.68 % | 76.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.8 % | 70.46 % | 76.02 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.09 % | 69.94 % | 70.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.12 % | 68.06 % | 69.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.64 % | 67.28 % | 67.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.18 % | 67.04 % | 67.32 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 71 Qatar 67.57 % compare
- 72 OECD 67.3 % compare
- 73 China, mainland 67.18 % compare
- 75 United States Virgin Islands 66.96 % compare
- 76 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 66.67 % compare
- 77 Liechtenstein 66.54 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in China?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in China was 67.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 76.08 % in 1978.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.04 % in 2023.
- How does China rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- China ranks 74th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.