Organic agricultural area in China
China: Organic agricultural area was 3.42 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.42 million
Change on year
up 18.0%
World rank
5th
of 172 countries
All-time high
3.42 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.39 million
in 2010
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Organic agricultural area in China, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 3.42 million for organic agricultural area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, organic agricultural area in China peaked at 3.42 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million, in 2010.
China ranks 5th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.98 million | 1.60 million | 2.30 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.15 million | 1.39 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 million | 2.44 million | 3.42 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.66 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.66 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is organic agricultural area in China?
- Organic agricultural area in China was 3.42 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest organic agricultural area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest organic agricultural area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million in 2010.
- How does China rank for organic agricultural area?
- China ranks 5th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is organic agricultural area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Organic agricultural area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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