Land area (sq. km), per capita in China
China: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land area (sq. km), per capita in China stood at 0.0067 sq. km per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in China peaked at 0.0142 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 sq. km per person, in 2021.
That places China 143rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0131 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.007 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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 land area (sq. km), per capita in China?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in China was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0142 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 sq. km per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- China ranks 143rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.