Agricultural land in China
Agricultural land made up 41.7% of the land area of China in 2024.
China, 2024
41.7%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
46.1%
Position in 2024
90th of 208
Agricultural land in China over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.7% | – |
| 2023 | 41.7% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 43.6%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, China has the 90th highest value.
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