China Arable Land 1960-2024

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • China arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
  • China arable land for 2021 was 108,862,000, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
  • China arable land for 2020 was 108,962,000, a 0.18% decline from 2019.
  • China arable land for 2019 was 109,162,000, a 1.31% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
China Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2022 0 0.00 0.00%
2021 108,862,000 0.08 11.60%
2020 108,962,000 0.08 11.61%
2019 109,162,000 0.08 11.63%
2018 110,613,900 0.08 11.78%
2017 112,032,867 0.08 11.93%
2016 113,451,833 0.08 12.08%
2015 114,870,800 0.08 12.24%
2014 115,603,100 0.08 12.31%
2013 116,375,400 0.09 12.40%
2012 117,327,700 0.09 12.50%
2011 118,680,000 0.09 12.64%
2010 120,132,300 0.09 12.80%
2009 121,384,600 0.09 12.93%
2008 121,190,756 0.09 12.91%
2007 120,946,911 0.09 12.88%
2006 121,003,067 0.09 12.89%
2005 120,659,222 0.09 12.85%
2004 120,415,378 0.09 12.83%
2003 120,221,533 0.09 12.81%
2002 120,027,689 0.09 12.78%
2001 119,633,844 0.09 12.74%
2000 119,040,000 0.09 12.68%
1999 119,039,750 0.10 12.68%
1998 119,039,500 0.10 12.68%
1997 119,039,250 0.10 12.68%
1996 119,339,000 0.10 12.71%
1995 119,580,000 0.10 12.74%
1994 120,700,000 0.10 12.86%
1993 121,300,000 0.10 12.92%
1992 122,900,000 0.11 13.09%
1991 124,875,000 0.11 13.30%
1990 123,800,000 0.11 13.19%
1989 122,200,000 0.11 13.02%
1988 120,900,000 0.11 12.88%
1987 120,200,000 0.11 12.80%
1986 120,500,000 0.11 12.84%
1985 120,100,000 0.11 12.79%
1984 114,000,000 0.11 12.14%
1983 107,300,000 0.10 11.43%
1982 101,700,000 0.10 10.83%
1981 96,790,000 0.10 10.31%
1980 96,175,000 0.10 10.24%
1979 96,299,500 0.10 10.26%
1978 96,430,000 0.10 10.27%
1977 96,616,667 0.10 10.29%
1976 96,803,333 0.10 10.31%
1975 96,990,000 0.11 10.33%
1974 98,460,000 0.11 10.49%
1973 97,920,000 0.11 10.43%
1972 98,390,000 0.11 10.48%
1971 98,850,000 0.12 10.53%
1970 99,280,000 0.12 10.57%
1969 99,760,000 0.13 10.63%
1968 100,240,000 0.13 10.68%
1967 100,720,000 0.13 10.73%
1966 101,200,000 0.14 10.78%
1965 101,650,000 0.14 10.83%
1964 101,900,000 0.15 10.85%
1963 102,100,000 0.15 10.88%
1962 102,300,000 0.15 10.90%
1961 102,600,000 0.16 10.93%
1960 0 0.00 0.00%