Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — China

Arable land per capita in China in 2023 — 0.0769 ha/person. Ranked 133 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 50.5%.

2023 0.0769 ha/person −0.02% vs 2022
World rank 133of 206
Period maximum 0.1554 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0769 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — China, 1961–20230.060.080.10.120.140.1619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.1554 ha/person1963: 0.1496 ha/person1965: 0.1421 ha/person1967: 0.1335 ha/person1969: 0.1253 ha/person1971: 0.1175 ha/person1973: 0.111 ha/person1975: 0.1058 ha/person1977: 0.1024 ha/person1979: 0.0994 ha/person1981: 0.0974 ha/person1983: 0.1049 ha/person1985: 0.1143 ha/person1987: 0.1109 ha/person1989: 0.1092 ha/person1991: 0.1085 ha/person1993: 0.1029 ha/person1995: 0.0992 ha/person1997: 0.0968 ha/person1999: 0.095 ha/person2001: 0.0941 ha/person2003: 0.0933 ha/person2005: 0.0925 ha/person2007: 0.0918 ha/person2009: 0.0912 ha/person2011: 0.0882 ha/person2013: 0.0854 ha/person2015: 0.0832 ha/person2017: 0.08 ha/person2019: 0.0774 ha/person2021: 0.0772 ha/person2023: 0.0769 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0785 (−50.53%) Average annual rate: -1.13 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China

China 0.0769 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
East Asia & Pacific 0.0901 ha/person
Eastern Asia computed 0.0723 ha/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.1394 ha/person
Arable land per capita — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0769 −0 −0.02%
2022 0.0769 −0.0003 −0.36%
2021 0.0772 +0 +0.06%
2020 0.0771 −0.0003 −0.36%
2019 0.0774 −0.0014 −1.75%
2018 0.0788 −0.0012 −1.49%
2017 0.08 −0.0018 −2.2%
2016 0.0818 −0.0015 −1.8%
2015 0.0832 −0.001 −1.21%
2014 0.0843 −0.0011 −1.29%
2013 0.0854 −0.0013 −1.47%
2012 0.0866 −0.0016 −1.81%
2011 0.0882 −0.0016 −1.75%
2010 0.0898 −0.0014 −1.51%
2009 0.0912 −0.0003 −0.34%
2008 0.0915 −0.0003 −0.31%
2007 0.0918 −0.0005 −0.57%
2006 0.0923 −0.0003 −0.27%
2005 0.0925 −0.0004 −0.39%
2004 0.0929 −0.0004 −0.43%
2003 0.0933 −0.0004 −0.46%
2002 0.0937 −0.0003 −0.34%
2001 0.0941 −0.0002 −0.23%
2000 0.0943 −0.0007 −0.78%
1999 0.095 −0.0008 −0.86%
1998 0.0959 −0.0009 −0.95%
1997 0.0968 −0.0012 −1.27%
1996 0.098 −0.0012 −1.24%
1995 0.0992 −0.002 −2%
1994 0.1013 −0.0017 −1.61%
1993 0.1029 −0.0026 −2.43%
1992 0.1055 −0.003 −2.78%
1991 0.1085 −0.0005 −0.5%
1990 0.1091 −0.0002 −0.17%
1989 0.1092 −0.0005 −0.46%
1988 0.1097 −0.0011 −1.02%
1987 0.1109 −0.0021 −1.84%
1986 0.113 −0.0013 −1.15%
1985 0.1143 +0.0043 +3.93%
1984 0.11 +0.0051 +4.86%
1983 0.1049 +0.004 +3.99%
1982 0.1008 +0.0034 +3.54%
1981 0.0974 −0.0006 −0.64%
1980 0.098 −0.0014 −1.37%
1979 0.0994 −0.0015 −1.46%
1978 0.1009 −0.0016 −1.52%
1977 0.1024 −0.0016 −1.54%
1976 0.104 −0.0018 −1.72%
1975 0.1058 −0.0035 −3.22%
1974 0.1094 −0.0017 −1.5%
1973 0.111 −0.0031 −2.72%
1972 0.1141 −0.0034 −2.88%
1971 0.1175 −0.0038 −3.13%
1970 0.1213 −0.004 −3.19%
1969 0.1253 −0.0041 −3.17%
1968 0.1294 −0.0041 −3.04%
1967 0.1335 −0.0041 −3%
1966 0.1376 −0.0045 −3.18%
1965 0.1421 −0.0038 −2.59%
1964 0.1459 −0.0037 −2.49%
1963 0.1496 −0.004 −2.62%
1962 0.1537 −0.0017 −1.11%
1961 0.1554

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.