Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3039 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in China is 0.3039 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.795 ha per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3039 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places China 25th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4377 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3993 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5001 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1964 | 0.559 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5687 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5692 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5879 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.574 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5562 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5737 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5655 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5662 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5805 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.592 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5871 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5875 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5837 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5904 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5518 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5877 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6135 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6731 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6944 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.795 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6837 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 0.548 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.622 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6718 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6153 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.649 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7458 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7752 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5769 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6298 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6187 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5414 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5143 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5001 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4197 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4588 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5469 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4818 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5804 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6433 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.576 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6506 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6604 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6375 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5448 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5312 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5497 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5106 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4733 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.46 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4101 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3673 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5228 ha per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3641 ha per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3746 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3531 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3296 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3265 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3039 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.3039 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0587 ha per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- China's 0.3039 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0859 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.528 ha per square kilometre | 0.3993 ha per square kilometre | 0.5879 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5778 ha per square kilometre | 0.5518 ha per square kilometre | 0.592 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6504 ha per square kilometre | 0.548 ha per square kilometre | 0.795 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5971 ha per square kilometre | 0.4197 ha per square kilometre | 0.7752 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5781 ha per square kilometre | 0.4588 ha per square kilometre | 0.6604 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4564 ha per square kilometre | 0.3641 ha per square kilometre | 0.5497 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3283 ha per square kilometre | 0.3039 ha per square kilometre | 0.3531 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 22 Philippines 0.4495 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Israel 0.3814 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Ethiopia 0.374 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Myanmar 0.2806 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 0.2722 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 El Salvador 0.2582 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 0.3039 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.795 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3039 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does China rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 25th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.