Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in China
China: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 220,023 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in China, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in China stood at 220,023 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in China peaked at 236,875 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 218,689 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places China 1st out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 236,875 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 230,570 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 227,566 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 227,683 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 227,341 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 226,392 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 225,434 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 224,936 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 225,133 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 224,251 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 223,358 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 221,914 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 221,603 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 222,016 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 222,497 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 221,475 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 220,181 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 218,974 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 218,713 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 218,689 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 218,905 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 220,966 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 220,990 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 220,023 1000 ha | -0.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 220,023 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.38 1000 ha, 92641.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 220,023 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.25 1000 ha, 97788.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 227,992 1000 ha | 224,936 1000 ha | 236,875 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 221,498 1000 ha | 218,713 1000 ha | 224,251 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 219,915 1000 ha | 218,689 1000 ha | 220,990 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 220,009 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 96,949 1000 ha compare
- 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 184,840 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 9,568 1000 ha 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in China?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in China was 220,023 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?
- The highest recorded value was 236,875 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,689 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does China rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- China ranks 1st out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 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.