Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in China
China: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 11,948 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in China, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China recorded 11,948 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in China peaked at 16,941 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11,898 1000 ha, in 2022.
China ranks 3rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16,896 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 16,941 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 16,705 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 16,346 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 16,202 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 15,681 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 15,675 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,508 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 15,265 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 14,633 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 14,084 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 13,815 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 13,370 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 13,218 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 13,080 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 12,734 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 12,452 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 12,274 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 12,157 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,992 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 12,006 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11,898 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 11,989 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 11,948 1000 ha | -0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 11,948 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 1000 ha, 2021.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- China's 11,948 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35 1000 ha, 34137.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,135 1000 ha | 15,265 1000 ha | 16,941 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,182 1000 ha | 12,157 1000 ha | 14,633 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,966 1000 ha | 11,898 1000 ha | 12,006 1000 ha | 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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in China?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in China was 11,948 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 16,941 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,898 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does China rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- China ranks 3rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. 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.