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Land area — China

Land area in China in 2023 — 9,388,210 km². Ranked 2 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0%.

2023 9.39M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 2of 215
Period maximum 9.39M km²1961
Period minimum 9.39M km²2016

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — China, 1961–20239.39M9.39M9.39M9.39M9.39M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 9,388,250 km²1963: 9,388,250 km²1965: 9,388,250 km²1967: 9,388,250 km²1969: 9,388,250 km²1971: 9,388,250 km²1973: 9,388,250 km²1975: 9,388,250 km²1977: 9,388,250 km²1979: 9,388,250 km²1981: 9,388,250 km²1983: 9,388,250 km²1985: 9,388,250 km²1987: 9,388,250 km²1989: 9,388,250 km²1991: 9,388,250 km²1993: 9,388,250 km²1995: 9,388,240 km²1997: 9,388,230 km²1999: 9,388,230 km²2001: 9,388,214 km²2003: 9,388,213 km²2005: 9,388,212 km²2007: 9,388,211 km²2009: 9,388,211 km²2011: 9,388,211 km²2013: 9,388,211 km²2015: 9,388,211 km²2017: 9,388,210 km²2019: 9,388,210 km²2021: 9,388,210 km²2023: 9,388,210 km²
Change over the period: −40 (−0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

China 9.39M km²
World 130M km²
East Asia & Pacific 24.45M km²
Eastern Asia computed 11.53M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — China, by year China All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 9.39M +0 +0%
2022 9.39M +0 +0%
2021 9.39M +0 +0%
2020 9.39M +0 +0%
2019 9.39M +0 +0%
2018 9.39M +0 +0%
2017 9.39M +0 +0%
2016 9.39M −1 −0%
2015 9.39M +0 +0%
2014 9.39M +0 +0%
2013 9.39M +0 +0%
2012 9.39M +0 +0%
2011 9.39M +0 +0%
2010 9.39M +0 +0%
2009 9.39M +0 +0%
2008 9.39M +0 +0%
2007 9.39M −1 −0%
2006 9.39M −0 −0%
2005 9.39M −1 −0%
2004 9.39M −0 −0%
2003 9.39M −1 −0%
2002 9.39M −1 −0%
2001 9.39M −6 −0%
2000 9.39M −10 −0%
1999 9.39M +0 +0%
1998 9.39M +0 +0%
1997 9.39M +0 +0%
1996 9.39M −10 −0%
1995 9.39M −10 −0%
1994 9.39M +0 +0%
1993 9.39M +0 +0%
1992 9.39M +0 +0%
1991 9.39M +0 +0%
1990 9.39M +0 +0%
1989 9.39M +0 +0%
1988 9.39M +0 +0%
1987 9.39M +0 +0%
1986 9.39M +0 +0%
1985 9.39M +0 +0%
1984 9.39M +0 +0%
1983 9.39M +0 +0%
1982 9.39M +0 +0%
1981 9.39M +0 +0%
1980 9.39M +0 +0%
1979 9.39M +0 +0%
1978 9.39M +0 +0%
1977 9.39M +0 +0%
1976 9.39M +0 +0%
1975 9.39M +0 +0%
1974 9.39M +0 +0%
1973 9.39M +0 +0%
1972 9.39M +0 +0%
1971 9.39M +0 +0%
1970 9.39M +0 +0%
1969 9.39M +0 +0%
1968 9.39M +0 +0%
1967 9.39M +0 +0%
1966 9.39M +0 +0%
1965 9.39M +0 +0%
1964 9.39M +0 +0%
1963 9.39M +0 +0%
1962 9.39M +0 +0%
1961 9.39M — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

CN China 9.39M MN Mongolia 1.56M JP Japan 364,569 KP North Korea 120,410 KR South Korea 97,600 HK Hong Kong 1,050 MO Macao 33
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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