Agricultural land use, per capita in China
China: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.3689 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.3689 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in China peaked at 0.5185 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3685 hectares per person, in 2022.
China ranks 102nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5185 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5183 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5099 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5023 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4958 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4871 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4795 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4718 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4648 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4578 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4509 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4453 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4416 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4399 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4373 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4369 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4372 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4377 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4366 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4358 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4356 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4387 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4426 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.448 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4532 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4522 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.45 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4479 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4465 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4455 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4444 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4415 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4398 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4387 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4339 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4294 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4251 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.421 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4174 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4141 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4116 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4093 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4072 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4053 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4033 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4015 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3999 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3983 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3968 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3943 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3916 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3884 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3853 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3823 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3795 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3768 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.374 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3717 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3699 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3689 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3685 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3685 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3689 hectares per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4942 hectares per person | 0.4648 hectares per person | 0.5185 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4421 hectares per person | 0.4366 hectares per person | 0.4578 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4451 hectares per person | 0.4356 hectares per person | 0.4532 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4337 hectares per person | 0.4174 hectares per person | 0.4455 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4047 hectares per person | 0.3968 hectares per person | 0.4141 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3814 hectares per person | 0.3699 hectares per person | 0.3943 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3687 hectares per person | 0.3685 hectares per person | 0.3689 hectares per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in China?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in China was 0.3689 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5185 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3685 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does China rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- China ranks 102nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.