Total agricultural land use per person in China
China: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.3835 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3835
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
98th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9211
in 1000
All-time low
0.3835
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in China, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural land use per person in China stood at 0.3835. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in China peaked at 0.9211 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.3835, in 2025.
That places China 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural land use per person in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.9211 | — |
| 1100 | 0.904 | -1.9% |
| 1200 | 0.8927 | -1.2% |
| 1300 | 0.8872 | -0.6% |
| 1400 | 0.8806 | -0.7% |
| 1500 | 0.8686 | -1.4% |
| 1600 | 0.8554 | -1.5% |
| 1700 | 0.8689 | +1.6% |
| 1710 | 0.8678 | -0.1% |
| 1720 | 0.8224 | -5.2% |
| 1730 | 0.8037 | -2.3% |
| 1740 | 0.7578 | -5.7% |
| 1750 | 0.6838 | -9.8% |
| 1760 | 0.656 | -4.1% |
| 1770 | 0.6281 | -4.2% |
| 1780 | 0.5791 | -7.8% |
| 1790 | 0.5683 | -1.9% |
| 1800 | 0.5792 | +1.9% |
| 1810 | 0.555 | -4.2% |
| 1820 | 0.5578 | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 0.5421 | -2.8% |
| 1840 | 0.5331 | -1.7% |
| 1850 | 0.5266 | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 0.5301 | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.5603 | +5.7% |
| 1880 | 0.5588 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.5579 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.5508 | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.5504 | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.5395 | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.542 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.5478 | +1.1% |
| 1950 | 0.5601 | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 0.5592 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.5618 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.5596 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.5578 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.5597 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.5599 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.5581 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.5564 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.5459 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.5361 | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.5271 | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.5275 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5264 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5247 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5204 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5179 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5104 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4997 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4929 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4928 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4904 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4839 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.486 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.485 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4839 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4837 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4824 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4861 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4893 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.485 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4825 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4798 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4772 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4746 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4719 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4677 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4638 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4601 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4567 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4537 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4524 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.451 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4494 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4479 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4425 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4382 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4341 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4301 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.426 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4216 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4186 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4148 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4105 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4074 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4047 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4024 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4003 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3983 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3963 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3942 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3931 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.392 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.391 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3898 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3887 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3876 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3865 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3856 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3846 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3835 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3835 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3835 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3835 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3835 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3835 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.9211 | 0.9211 | 0.9211 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.904 | 0.904 | 0.904 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.8927 | 0.8927 | 0.8927 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.8872 | 0.8872 | 0.8872 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.8806 | 0.8806 | 0.8806 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8686 | 0.8686 | 0.8686 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.8554 | 0.8554 | 0.8554 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.8689 | 0.8689 | 0.8689 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.8678 | 0.8678 | 0.8678 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.8224 | 0.8224 | 0.8224 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.8037 | 0.8037 | 0.8037 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.7578 | 0.7578 | 0.7578 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.6838 | 0.6838 | 0.6838 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.656 | 0.656 | 0.656 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.6281 | 0.6281 | 0.6281 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5791 | 0.5791 | 0.5791 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5683 | 0.5683 | 0.5683 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5792 | 0.5792 | 0.5792 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.555 | 0.555 | 0.555 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5578 | 0.5578 | 0.5578 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5421 | 0.5421 | 0.5421 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5331 | 0.5331 | 0.5331 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.5266 | 0.5266 | 0.5266 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.5301 | 0.5301 | 0.5301 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.5603 | 0.5603 | 0.5603 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.5588 | 0.5588 | 0.5588 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.5579 | 0.5579 | 0.5579 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5508 | 0.5508 | 0.5508 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.5504 | 0.5504 | 0.5504 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5395 | 0.5395 | 0.5395 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.542 | 0.542 | 0.542 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.5478 | 0.5478 | 0.5478 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.5578 | 0.5459 | 0.5618 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5183 | 0.4929 | 0.5361 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4864 | 0.4824 | 0.4928 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4719 | 0.4567 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4425 | 0.426 | 0.4537 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4075 | 0.3963 | 0.4216 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3893 | 0.3846 | 0.3942 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3835 | 0.3835 | 0.3835 | 6 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in China?
- Total agricultural land use per person in China was 0.3835 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9211 in 1000.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3835 in 2025.
- How does China rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- China ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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