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China: Agricultural land (sq. km)

3.92Msq km · 2024-4.2% since 2014

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Annual figures for China from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
20243,918,230
20233,918,230
20223,918,650
20213,920,311
20203,908,910
20193,923,921
20183,957,136
20173,990,351
20164,023,576
20154,056,789
20144,090,007
20134,123,225
20124,156,443
20114,189,661
20104,222,879
20094,256,097
20084,275,853.6
20074,295,610.1
20064,315,366.7
20054,335,123.2
20044,336,065.1
20034,337,007
20024,337,948.9
20014,338,890.8
20004,339,832.7
19994,346,710.5
19984,353,588.3
19974,360,466.2
19964,367,344
19954,373,834.3
19944,380,714.7
19934,387,595
19924,401,475.3
19914,425,105.7
19904,421,236
19894,412,116.3
19884,403,996.7
19874,400,877
19864,400,757.3
19854,392,637.7
19844,327,518
19834,264,398.3
19824,213,278.7
19814,170,159
19804,170,089.3
19794,177,394.7
19784,184,700
19774,185,766.7
19764,186,833.3
19754,187,900
19744,201,800
19734,195,600
19724,199,500
19714,203,300
19704,206,800
19694,210,800
19684,214,800
19674,218,800
19664,222,800
19654,226,800
19644,228,800
19634,230,300
19624,231,800
19614,234,300

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Agricultural land (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-agricultural-land (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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