China Arable Land 1961-2023
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 2020 was 119,473,100, a 0% increase from 2019.
- China arable land for 2019 was 119,474,200, a 0% increase from 2018.
- China arable land for 2018 was 119,474,700, a 0% increase from 2017.
- China arable land for 2017 was 119,477,100, a 0.03% decline from 2016.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
Russia |
121,649,000 |
China |
119,473,100 |
Brazil |
55,762,000 |
Kazakhstan |
29,553,200 |
Mexico |
20,071,000 |
Turkey |
19,586,000 |
Thailand |
16,810,000 |
Iran |
15,645,000 |
South Africa |
12,000,000 |
Romania |
8,915,000 |
Algeria |
7,505,017 |
Belarus |
5,660,000 |
Iraq |
5,000,000 |
Colombia |
4,877,943 |
Paraguay |
4,734,000 |
Peru |
3,580,226 |
Bulgaria |
3,492,000 |
Cuba |
2,908,600 |
Serbia |
2,604,000 |
Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
Azerbaijan |
2,084,300 |
Turkmenistan |
1,940,000 |
Libya |
1,720,000 |
Ecuador |
1,038,000 |
Bosnia |
1,015,000 |
Dominican Republic |
877,000 |
Guatemala |
862,000 |
Malaysia |
826,000 |
Namibia |
800,000 |
Albania |
599,600 |
Armenia |
444,000 |
Guyana |
420,000 |
North Macedonia |
416,000 |
Gabon |
325,000 |
Botswana |
260,000 |
Costa Rica |
244,500 |
Jordan |
206,000 |
Equatorial Guinea |
138,600 |
Lebanon |
135,300 |
Jamaica |
120,000 |
Belize |
90,000 |
Fiji |
76,800 |
Mauritius |
75,000 |
Suriname |
62,000 |
Tonga |
20,000 |
Samoa |
11,290 |
Montenegro |
9,100 |
Dominica |
6,000 |
Maldives |
3,900 |
American Samoa |
3,190 |
Grenada |
3,000 |
St. Lucia |
2,670 |
Marshall Islands |
2,000 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
2,000 |
China Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2020 |
119,473,100 |
0.08 |
12.68% |
2019 |
119,474,200 |
0.08 |
12.68% |
2018 |
119,474,700 |
0.09 |
12.68% |
2017 |
119,477,100 |
0.09 |
12.68% |
2016 |
119,512,900 |
0.09 |
12.68% |
2015 |
119,593,400 |
0.09 |
12.69% |
2014 |
119,655,000 |
0.09 |
12.70% |
2013 |
119,761,500 |
0.09 |
12.71% |
2012 |
119,959,500 |
0.09 |
12.73% |
2011 |
120,640,100 |
0.09 |
12.80% |
2010 |
121,369,800 |
0.09 |
12.88% |
2009 |
121,983,600 |
0.09 |
12.94% |
2008 |
121,791,756 |
0.09 |
12.92% |
2007 |
121,546,911 |
0.09 |
12.90% |
2006 |
121,607,067 |
0.09 |
12.90% |
2005 |
121,267,222 |
0.09 |
12.87% |
2004 |
121,021,378 |
0.09 |
12.84% |
2003 |
120,835,533 |
0.09 |
12.82% |
2002 |
120,649,689 |
0.09 |
12.80% |
2001 |
120,257,844 |
0.09 |
12.76% |
2000 |
119,666,000 |
0.09 |
12.70% |
1999 |
119,669,750 |
0.10 |
12.70% |
1998 |
119,673,500 |
0.10 |
12.70% |
1997 |
119,684,250 |
0.10 |
12.70% |
1996 |
119,992,000 |
0.10 |
12.73% |
1995 |
120,234,000 |
0.10 |
12.76% |
1994 |
121,353,000 |
0.10 |
12.88% |
1993 |
121,956,000 |
0.10 |
12.94% |
1992 |
123,562,000 |
0.11 |
13.11% |
1991 |
125,545,000 |
0.11 |
13.32% |
1990 |
124,481,000 |
0.11 |
13.21% |
1989 |
122,886,000 |
0.11 |
13.04% |
1988 |
121,592,000 |
0.11 |
12.90% |
1987 |
120,913,000 |
0.11 |
12.83% |
1986 |
121,220,000 |
0.11 |
12.86% |
1985 |
120,835,000 |
0.12 |
12.82% |
1984 |
114,744,000 |
0.11 |
12.17% |
1983 |
108,051,000 |
0.11 |
11.46% |
1982 |
102,450,000 |
0.10 |
10.87% |
1981 |
97,549,000 |
0.10 |
10.35% |
1980 |
96,949,000 |
0.10 |
10.29% |
1979 |
97,082,500 |
0.10 |
10.30% |
1978 |
97,221,000 |
0.10 |
10.32% |
1977 |
97,417,667 |
0.10 |
10.34% |
1976 |
97,602,333 |
0.10 |
10.36% |
1975 |
97,786,000 |
0.11 |
10.38% |
1974 |
99,258,000 |
0.11 |
10.53% |
1973 |
98,697,000 |
0.11 |
10.47% |
1972 |
99,170,000 |
0.12 |
10.52% |
1971 |
99,634,000 |
0.12 |
10.57% |
1970 |
100,067,000 |
0.12 |
10.62% |
1969 |
100,562,000 |
0.13 |
10.67% |
1968 |
101,027,000 |
0.13 |
10.72% |
1967 |
101,514,000 |
0.13 |
10.77% |
1966 |
102,001,000 |
0.14 |
10.82% |
1965 |
102,458,000 |
0.14 |
10.87% |
1964 |
102,705,000 |
0.15 |
10.90% |
1963 |
102,903,000 |
0.15 |
10.92% |
1962 |
103,100,000 |
0.15 |
10.94% |
1961 |
103,397,000 |
0.16 |
10.97% |