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Agricultural land in China

Agricultural land in China was 41.7% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 94th highest of 224 countries in 2024.

202441.7% Estimated
Change on 20230 pts
Rank94th of 224Countries ranked
Series high47.11991
Series low41.62020

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Agricultural land in China, 1961 to 2024

404244464819611971198119912001201120241961: 45.1 %1962: 45.1 %1963: 45.1 %1964: 45 %1965: 45 %1966: 45 %1967: 44.9 %1968: 44.9 %1969: 44.9 %1970: 44.8 %1971: 44.8 %1972: 44.7 %1973: 44.7 %1974: 44.8 %1975: 44.6 %1976: 44.6 %1977: 44.6 %1978: 44.6 %1979: 44.5 %1980: 44.4 %1981: 44.4 %1982: 44.9 %1983: 45.4 %1984: 46.1 %1985: 46.8 %1986: 46.9 %1987: 46.9 %1988: 46.9 %1989: 47 %1990: 47.1 %1991: 47.1 %1992: 46.9 %1993: 46.7 %1994: 46.7 %1995: 46.6 %1996: 46.5 %1997: 46.5 %1998: 46.4 %1999: 46.3 %2000: 46.2 %2001: 46.2 %2002: 46.2 %2003: 46.2 %2004: 46.2 %2005: 46.2 %2006: 46 %2007: 45.8 %2008: 45.5 %2009: 45.3 %2010: 45 %2011: 44.6 %2012: 44.3 %2013: 43.9 %2014: 43.6 %2015: 43.2 %2016: 42.9 %2017: 42.5 %2018: 42.2 %2019: 41.8 %2020: 41.6 %2021: 41.8 %2022: 41.7 %2023: 41.7 %2024: 41.7 %404244464819611983200520241961: 45.1 %1962: 45.1 %1963: 45.1 %1964: 45 %1965: 45 %1966: 45 %1967: 44.9 %1968: 44.9 %1969: 44.9 %1970: 44.8 %1971: 44.8 %1972: 44.7 %1973: 44.7 %1974: 44.8 %1975: 44.6 %1976: 44.6 %1977: 44.6 %1978: 44.6 %1979: 44.5 %1980: 44.4 %1981: 44.4 %1982: 44.9 %1983: 45.4 %1984: 46.1 %1985: 46.8 %1986: 46.9 %1987: 46.9 %1988: 46.9 %1989: 47 %1990: 47.1 %1991: 47.1 %1992: 46.9 %1993: 46.7 %1994: 46.7 %1995: 46.6 %1996: 46.5 %1997: 46.5 %1998: 46.4 %1999: 46.3 %2000: 46.2 %2001: 46.2 %2002: 46.2 %2003: 46.2 %2004: 46.2 %2005: 46.2 %2006: 46 %2007: 45.8 %2008: 45.5 %2009: 45.3 %2010: 45 %2011: 44.6 %2012: 44.3 %2013: 43.9 %2014: 43.6 %2015: 43.2 %2016: 42.9 %2017: 42.5 %2018: 42.2 %2019: 41.8 %2020: 41.6 %2021: 41.8 %2022: 41.7 %2023: 41.7 %2024: 41.7 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202441.7 Estimated
202341.7 Estimated
202241.7 Estimated
202141.8 Estimated
202041.6 Estimated
201941.8 Estimated
201842.2 Estimated
201742.5 Estimated
201642.9 Estimated
201543.2 Estimated
201443.6 Estimated
201343.9 Estimated
201244.3 Estimated
201144.6 Estimated
201045 Estimated
200945.3 Estimated
200845.5 Estimated
200745.8 Estimated
200646 Estimated
200546.2 Estimated
200446.2 Estimated
200346.2 Estimated
200246.2 Estimated
200146.2 Estimated
200046.2 Estimated
199946.3 Estimated
199846.4 Estimated
199746.5 Estimated
199646.5 Estimated
199546.6 Estimated
199446.7 Estimated
199346.7 Estimated
199246.9 Estimated
199147.1 Estimated
199047.1 Estimated
198947 Estimated
198846.9 Estimated
198746.9 Estimated
198646.9 Estimated
198546.8 Estimated
198446.1 Estimated
198345.4 Estimated
198244.9 Estimated
198144.4 Estimated
198044.4 Estimated
197944.5 Estimated
197844.6 Estimated
197744.6 Estimated
197644.6 Estimated
197544.6 Estimated
197444.8 Estimated
197344.7 Estimated
197244.7 Estimated
197144.8 Estimated
197044.8 Estimated
196944.9 Estimated
196844.9 Estimated
196744.9 Estimated
196645 Estimated
196545 Estimated
196445 Estimated
196345.1 Estimated
196245.1 Estimated
196145.1 Estimated

China compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 5.6 %Afghanistan: 58.4 %Antigua and Barbuda: 21.1 %Albania: 41.1 %Armenia: 59.4 %Angola: 36.3 %Argentina: 45.8 %Austria: 31.1 %Australia: 47.3 %Azerbaijan: 57.8 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 22.4 %Bangladesh: 72.2 %Belgium: 44.4 %Burkina Faso: 62.6 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Burundi: 74.2 %Benin: 43.1 %Brunei: 2.9 %Bolivia: 36.1 %Brazil: 28.4 %Bahamas: 1.3 %Bhutan: 13.8 %Botswana: 45.6 %Belarus: 39.1 %Belize: 8.2 %Canada: 6.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 16.2 %Central African Republic: 9.3 %Republic of the Congo: 31.2 %Switzerland: 37.7 %Côte d’Ivoire: 83.9 %Chile: 14.4 %Cameroon: 21.1 %China: 41.7 %Colombia: 36.5 %Costa Rica: 31.4 %Cuba: 61.7 %Cape Verde: 24.8 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Djibouti: 73.5 %Denmark: 65.1 %Dominican Republic: 51.5 %Algeria: 17.4 %Ecuador: 20.3 %Estonia: 23 %Egypt: 4.3 %Western Sahara: 18.8 %Eritrea: 62.8 %Spain: 49.3 %Ethiopia: 34.3 %Finland: 7.4 %Fiji: 17 %Falkland Islands: 93.2 %Faroe Islands: 70.1 %France: 52.8 %Gabon: 6.9 %United Kingdom: 69.2 %Georgia: 33.7 %Ghana: 55.4 %Greenland: 0.6 %Gambia: 76.1 %Guinea: 73.2 %Equatorial Guinea: 3.4 %Greece: 38.9 %Guatemala: 46 %Guinea-Bissau: 31.4 %Guyana: 3.4 %Hong Kong: 3.8 %Honduras: 28.5 %Croatia: 26.2 %Haiti: 65.1 %Hungary: 55.5 %Indonesia: 28.9 %Ireland: 65.2 %Israel: 23.8 %Isle of Man: 68.3 %India: 59.9 %Iraq: 21.7 %Iran: 29 %Iceland: 16.3 %Italy: 43.6 %Jamaica: 39.1 %Jordan: 11.6 %Japan: 12.6 %Kenya: 50 %Kyrgyzstan: 54 %Cambodia: 34.7 %Kiribati: 41.9 %North Korea: 21.6 %South Korea: 16 %Kuwait: 8.4 %Cayman Islands: 11.3 %Kazakhstan: 79.2 %Laos: 9.5 %Lebanon: 63.7 %Sri Lanka: 48.8 %Liberia: 20.1 %Lesotho: 92.9 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Libya: 8.7 %Morocco: 67.2 %Moldova: 73.2 %Montenegro: 18.5 %Madagascar: 70.4 %North Macedonia: 49.2 %Mali: 34.2 %Myanmar: 19.9 %Mongolia: 68.8 %Mauritania: 38.5 %Mauritius: 40.9 %Malawi: 65 %Mexico: 50.6 %Malaysia: 24.8 %Mozambique: 56.1 %Namibia: 47.1 %New Caledonia: 9.8 %Niger: 36.8 %Nigeria: 77.1 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Norway: 2.7 %Nepal: 26.1 %New Zealand: 36.8 %Oman: 4.8 %Panama: 23.1 %Peru: 19 %French Polynesia: 8.1 %Papua New Guinea: 3.1 %Philippines: 42.8 %Pakistan: 47.2 %Poland: 46.2 %Puerto Rico: 18.5 %Palestine: 64.9 %Portugal: 41.3 %Palau: 9.4 %Paraguay: 54.1 %Qatar: 6.4 %Romania: 55.2 %Serbia: 38.1 %Russia: 13.2 %Rwanda: 75.7 %Saudi Arabia: 81.7 %Solomon Islands: 4.1 %Sudan: 60.3 %Sweden: 7.3 %Singapore: 0.9 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %Sierra Leone: 55.2 %Senegal: 49.4 %Somalia: 70.3 %Suriname: 0.5 %South Sudan: 44.7 %El Salvador: 57.3 %Syria: 74.1 %Eswatini: 69.6 %Chad: 40 %Togo: 69.1 %Thailand: 43.3 %Tajikistan: 28 %Timor-Leste: 23 %Turkmenistan: 84.3 %Tunisia: 62.1 %Türkiye: 50.2 %Trinidad and Tobago: 11.6 %Taiwan: 21.9 %Tanzania: 45.1 %Ukraine: 71.3 %Uganda: 80.3 %United States: 46.1 %Uruguay: 87.4 %Uzbekistan: 59 %Venezuela: 24.4 %Vietnam: 39.2 %Vanuatu: 13.3 %Samoa: 17.8 %Yemen: 44.4 %South Africa: 79.4 %Zambia: 32.1 %Zimbabwe: 48.1 %
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Agricultural land, 2024, %. China is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, China, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, China, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/china. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, China, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/china.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, China, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/china (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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What is the agricultural land in China?

Agricultural land in China was 41.7% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 94th highest of 224 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in China?

47.1% in 1991, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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