Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in China, Taiwan Province of
China, Taiwan Province of: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 13.34 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in China, Taiwan Province of, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in China, Taiwan Province of is 13.34 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 26.34 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.34 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places China, Taiwan Province of 85th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.84 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 22.74 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 23 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 24.37 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 25.27 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 25.46 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 24.71 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.34 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 26.3 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.38 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 22.91 1000 ha | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 21.18 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 19.17 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 18.89 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.09 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 16.6 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.62 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.53 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 14.9 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 15.01 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.07 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 13.88 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.34 1000 ha | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.61 1000 ha | 22.74 1000 ha | 26.34 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.97 1000 ha | 15.53 1000 ha | 26.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.24 1000 ha | 13.34 1000 ha | 15.01 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Taiwan Province of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.342 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 21.94 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 776.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 9,017 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 21.94 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 3,541 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3,596 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in China, Taiwan Province of was 13.34 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The highest recorded value was 26.34 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.34 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- China, Taiwan Province of ranks 85th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Taiwan Province of data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.