China Arable Land 1961-2024
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 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.
- China arable land for 2018 was 110,613,900, a 1.27% decline from 2017.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
Russia |
121,649,000 |
China |
108,862,000 |
Brazil |
58,252,760 |
Kazakhstan |
29,669,700 |
Mexico |
20,084,000 |
Turkey |
19,881,000 |
Thailand |
17,150,000 |
Iran |
15,699,000 |
South Africa |
12,000,000 |
Romania |
8,588,000 |
Algeria |
7,530,600 |
Belarus |
5,624,000 |
Iraq |
4,969,000 |
Paraguay |
4,734,000 |
Peru |
4,290,296 |
Bulgaria |
3,500,476 |
Cuba |
2,908,600 |
Serbia |
2,615,000 |
Venezuela |
2,600,000 |
Azerbaijan |
2,089,000 |
Colombia |
1,993,000 |
Turkmenistan |
1,940,000 |
Libya |
1,720,000 |
Guatemala |
1,554,000 |
Ecuador |
1,024,000 |
Bosnia |
1,008,000 |
Dominican Republic |
877,000 |
Malaysia |
826,000 |
Namibia |
800,000 |
Albania |
599,900 |
Armenia |
443,420 |
Guyana |
420,000 |
North Macedonia |
417,000 |
Gabon |
325,000 |
Botswana |
260,000 |
Costa Rica |
243,000 |
Jordan |
199,200 |
Lebanon |
139,300 |
Jamaica |
120,000 |
Belize |
100,000 |
Fiji |
76,800 |
Mauritius |
75,000 |
Suriname |
58,000 |
Equatorial Guinea |
53,000 |
Tonga |
20,000 |
Samoa |
11,290 |
Montenegro |
8,900 |
Dominica |
6,000 |
Maldives |
3,900 |
Grenada |
3,000 |
St. Lucia |
2,670 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
2,000 |
American Samoa |
970 |
Marshall Islands |
500 |
China Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
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% |