Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in China
China: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.3742 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in China stood at 0.3742 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in China peaked at 0.5359 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.3725 hectares per person, in 2021.
China ranks 92nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5259 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5308 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.5359 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5314 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5281 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5231 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.519 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.512 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5019 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4951 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4942 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.489 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4808 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4819 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4808 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4807 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4801 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4793 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4835 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.487 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4835 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.482 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4792 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4766 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4744 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4719 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4686 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4648 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4611 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4579 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4553 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4532 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4516 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4501 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4487 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4435 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4385 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4339 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4296 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4256 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4215 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.418 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4139 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4095 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4064 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4037 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4013 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3992 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3971 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3951 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3932 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3911 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3884 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3859 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3834 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3812 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.379 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3767 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.375 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3737 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3728 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3725 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3726 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.373 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3735 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3742 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5203 hectares per person | 0.4951 hectares per person | 0.5359 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4837 hectares per person | 0.4793 hectares per person | 0.4942 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.472 hectares per person | 0.4579 hectares per person | 0.4835 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.443 hectares per person | 0.4256 hectares per person | 0.4553 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.3951 hectares per person | 0.4215 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3827 hectares per person | 0.3737 hectares per person | 0.3932 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3731 hectares per person | 0.3725 hectares per person | 0.3742 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0951 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in China?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in China was 0.3742 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5359 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3725 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- China ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.