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Arable land share — China

Arable land share in China in 2023 — 11.55%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.62 pp.

2023 11.55% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 88of 206
Period maximum 13.3%1991
Period minimum 10.24%1980

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — China, 1961–2023101112131419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 10.93%1963: 10.88%1965: 10.83%1967: 10.73%1969: 10.63%1971: 10.53%1973: 10.43%1975: 10.33%1977: 10.29%1979: 10.26%1981: 10.31%1983: 11.43%1985: 12.79%1987: 12.8%1989: 13.02%1991: 13.3%1993: 12.92%1995: 12.74%1997: 12.68%1999: 12.68%2001: 12.74%2003: 12.81%2005: 12.85%2007: 12.88%2009: 12.93%2011: 12.64%2013: 12.4%2015: 12.24%2017: 11.89%2019: 11.6%2021: 11.61%2023: 11.55%
Change over the period: +0.62 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

China 11.55%
World 10.67%
East Asia & Pacific 8.69%
Eastern Asia computed 10.18%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 9.15%
Arable land share — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.55 −0.01 pp
2022 11.56 −0.04 pp
2021 11.61 +0.02 pp
2020 11.59 −0.01 pp
2019 11.6 −0.16 pp
2018 11.77 −0.12 pp
2017 11.89 −0.19 pp
2016 12.08 −0.15 pp
2015 12.24 −0.08 pp
2014 12.31 −0.08 pp
2013 12.4 −0.1 pp
2012 12.5 −0.14 pp
2011 12.64 −0.15 pp
2010 12.8 −0.13 pp
2009 12.93 +0.02 pp
2008 12.91 +0.03 pp
2007 12.88 −0.01 pp
2006 12.89 +0.04 pp
2005 12.85 +0.03 pp
2004 12.83 +0.02 pp
2003 12.81 +0.02 pp
2002 12.78 +0.04 pp
2001 12.74 +0.06 pp
2000 12.68 +0 pp
1999 12.68 +0 pp
1998 12.68 +0 pp
1997 12.68 −0.03 pp
1996 12.71 −0.03 pp
1995 12.74 −0.12 pp
1994 12.86 −0.06 pp
1993 12.92 −0.17 pp
1992 13.09 −0.21 pp
1991 13.3 +0.11 pp
1990 13.19 +0.17 pp
1989 13.02 +0.14 pp
1988 12.88 +0.07 pp
1987 12.8 −0.03 pp
1986 12.84 +0.04 pp
1985 12.79 +0.65 pp
1984 12.14 +0.71 pp
1983 11.43 +0.6 pp
1982 10.83 +0.52 pp
1981 10.31 +0.07 pp
1980 10.24 −0.01 pp
1979 10.26 −0.01 pp
1978 10.27 −0.02 pp
1977 10.29 −0.02 pp
1976 10.31 −0.02 pp
1975 10.33 −0.16 pp
1974 10.49 +0.06 pp
1973 10.43 −0.05 pp
1972 10.48 −0.05 pp
1971 10.53 −0.05 pp
1970 10.57 −0.05 pp
1969 10.63 −0.05 pp
1968 10.68 −0.05 pp
1967 10.73 −0.05 pp
1966 10.78 −0.05 pp
1965 10.83 −0.03 pp
1964 10.85 −0.02 pp
1963 10.88 −0.02 pp
1962 10.9 −0.03 pp
1961 10.93 —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

KP North Korea 19.06 KR South Korea 14.92 CN China 11.55 JP Japan 11.09 HK Hong Kong 1.9 MN Mongolia 0.73
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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

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