China - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in China was 119,488,700 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 125,545,000 in 1991 and a minimum value of 96,949,000 in 1980.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 103,397,000 |
| 1962 | 103,100,000 |
| 1963 | 102,903,000 |
| 1964 | 102,705,000 |
| 1965 | 102,458,000 |
| 1966 | 102,001,000 |
| 1967 | 101,514,000 |
| 1968 | 101,027,000 |
| 1969 | 100,562,000 |
| 1970 | 100,067,000 |
| 1971 | 99,634,000 |
| 1972 | 99,170,000 |
| 1973 | 98,697,000 |
| 1974 | 99,258,000 |
| 1975 | 97,786,000 |
| 1976 | 97,602,340 |
| 1977 | 97,417,660 |
| 1978 | 97,221,000 |
| 1979 | 97,082,500 |
| 1980 | 96,949,000 |
| 1981 | 97,549,000 |
| 1982 | 102,450,000 |
| 1983 | 108,051,000 |
| 1984 | 114,744,000 |
| 1985 | 120,835,000 |
| 1986 | 121,220,000 |
| 1987 | 120,913,000 |
| 1988 | 121,592,000 |
| 1989 | 122,886,000 |
| 1990 | 124,481,000 |
| 1991 | 125,545,000 |
| 1992 | 123,562,000 |
| 1993 | 121,956,000 |
| 1994 | 121,353,000 |
| 1995 | 120,234,000 |
| 1996 | 119,992,000 |
| 1997 | 119,684,200 |
| 1998 | 119,673,500 |
| 1999 | 119,669,800 |
| 2000 | 119,666,000 |
| 2001 | 120,257,800 |
| 2002 | 120,649,700 |
| 2003 | 120,835,500 |
| 2004 | 121,021,400 |
| 2005 | 121,267,200 |
| 2006 | 121,607,100 |
| 2007 | 121,546,900 |
| 2008 | 121,791,800 |
| 2009 | 121,983,600 |
| 2010 | 121,369,800 |
| 2011 | 120,640,100 |
| 2012 | 119,959,500 |
| 2013 | 119,761,500 |
| 2014 | 119,655,000 |
| 2015 | 119,593,400 |
| 2016 | 119,512,900 |
| 2017 | 119,491,100 |
| 2018 | 119,488,700 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in China was 0.085 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.157 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.085 in 2018.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.157 |
| 1962 | 0.155 |
| 1963 | 0.151 |
| 1964 | 0.147 |
| 1965 | 0.143 |
| 1966 | 0.139 |
| 1967 | 0.135 |
| 1968 | 0.130 |
| 1969 | 0.126 |
| 1970 | 0.122 |
| 1971 | 0.118 |
| 1972 | 0.115 |
| 1973 | 0.112 |
| 1974 | 0.110 |
| 1975 | 0.107 |
| 1976 | 0.105 |
| 1977 | 0.103 |
| 1978 | 0.102 |
| 1979 | 0.100 |
| 1980 | 0.099 |
| 1981 | 0.098 |
| 1982 | 0.102 |
| 1983 | 0.106 |
| 1984 | 0.111 |
| 1985 | 0.115 |
| 1986 | 0.114 |
| 1987 | 0.112 |
| 1988 | 0.110 |
| 1989 | 0.110 |
| 1990 | 0.110 |
| 1991 | 0.109 |
| 1992 | 0.106 |
| 1993 | 0.103 |
| 1994 | 0.102 |
| 1995 | 0.100 |
| 1996 | 0.099 |
| 1997 | 0.097 |
| 1998 | 0.096 |
| 1999 | 0.096 |
| 2000 | 0.095 |
| 2001 | 0.095 |
| 2002 | 0.094 |
| 2003 | 0.094 |
| 2004 | 0.093 |
| 2005 | 0.093 |
| 2006 | 0.093 |
| 2007 | 0.092 |
| 2008 | 0.092 |
| 2009 | 0.092 |
| 2010 | 0.091 |
| 2011 | 0.090 |
| 2012 | 0.089 |
| 2013 | 0.088 |
| 2014 | 0.087 |
| 2015 | 0.087 |
| 2016 | 0.086 |
| 2017 | 0.086 |
| 2018 | 0.085 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in China was 12.68 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 13.32 in 1991, while its lowest value was 10.29 in 1980.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.97 |
| 1962 | 10.94 |
| 1963 | 10.92 |
| 1964 | 10.90 |
| 1965 | 10.87 |
| 1966 | 10.82 |
| 1967 | 10.77 |
| 1968 | 10.72 |
| 1969 | 10.67 |
| 1970 | 10.62 |
| 1971 | 10.57 |
| 1972 | 10.52 |
| 1973 | 10.47 |
| 1974 | 10.53 |
| 1975 | 10.38 |
| 1976 | 10.36 |
| 1977 | 10.34 |
| 1978 | 10.32 |
| 1979 | 10.30 |
| 1980 | 10.29 |
| 1981 | 10.35 |
| 1982 | 10.87 |
| 1983 | 11.46 |
| 1984 | 12.17 |
| 1985 | 12.82 |
| 1986 | 12.86 |
| 1987 | 12.83 |
| 1988 | 12.90 |
| 1989 | 13.04 |
| 1990 | 13.21 |
| 1991 | 13.32 |
| 1992 | 13.11 |
| 1993 | 12.94 |
| 1994 | 12.88 |
| 1995 | 12.76 |
| 1996 | 12.73 |
| 1997 | 12.70 |
| 1998 | 12.70 |
| 1999 | 12.70 |
| 2000 | 12.70 |
| 2001 | 12.76 |
| 2002 | 12.80 |
| 2003 | 12.82 |
| 2004 | 12.84 |
| 2005 | 12.87 |
| 2006 | 12.90 |
| 2007 | 12.90 |
| 2008 | 12.92 |
| 2009 | 12.94 |
| 2010 | 12.88 |
| 2011 | 12.80 |
| 2012 | 12.73 |
| 2013 | 12.71 |
| 2014 | 12.70 |
| 2015 | 12.69 |
| 2016 | 12.68 |
| 2017 | 12.68 |
| 2018 | 12.68 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
