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Land area in China

Land area in China was 9,388,210 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 214 countries in 2024.

2024, km²9,388,210
Change on 20230%
Rank2nd of 214Countries ranked
Series high9,388,2501961
Series low9,388,2102016

Land area in China, 1961 to 2024

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9.39M9.39M9.39M9.39M9.39M19611971198119912001201120241961: 9,388,250 km²1962: 9,388,250 km²1963: 9,388,250 km²1964: 9,388,250 km²1965: 9,388,250 km²1966: 9,388,250 km²1967: 9,388,250 km²1968: 9,388,250 km²1969: 9,388,250 km²1970: 9,388,250 km²1971: 9,388,250 km²1972: 9,388,250 km²1973: 9,388,250 km²1974: 9,388,250 km²1975: 9,388,250 km²1976: 9,388,250 km²1977: 9,388,250 km²1978: 9,388,250 km²1979: 9,388,250 km²1980: 9,388,250 km²1981: 9,388,250 km²1982: 9,388,250 km²1983: 9,388,250 km²1984: 9,388,250 km²1985: 9,388,250 km²1986: 9,388,250 km²1987: 9,388,250 km²1988: 9,388,250 km²1989: 9,388,250 km²1990: 9,388,250 km²1991: 9,388,250 km²1992: 9,388,250 km²1993: 9,388,250 km²1994: 9,388,250 km²1995: 9,388,240 km²1996: 9,388,230 km²1997: 9,388,230 km²1998: 9,388,230 km²1999: 9,388,230 km²2000: 9,388,220 km²2001: 9,388,214 km²2002: 9,388,213 km²2003: 9,388,213 km²2004: 9,388,213 km²2005: 9,388,212 km²2006: 9,388,211 km²2007: 9,388,211 km²2008: 9,388,211 km²2009: 9,388,211 km²2010: 9,388,211 km²2011: 9,388,211 km²2012: 9,388,211 km²2013: 9,388,211 km²2014: 9,388,211 km²2015: 9,388,211 km²2016: 9,388,210 km²2017: 9,388,210 km²2018: 9,388,210 km²2019: 9,388,210 km²2020: 9,388,210 km²2021: 9,388,210 km²2022: 9,388,210 km²2023: 9,388,210 km²2024: 9,388,210 km²
km². Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodkm²
20249,388,210
20239,388,210
20229,388,210
20219,388,210
20209,388,210
20199,388,210
20189,388,210
20179,388,210
20169,388,210
20159,388,211
20149,388,211
20139,388,211
20129,388,211
20119,388,211
20109,388,211
20099,388,211
20089,388,211
20079,388,211
20069,388,211
20059,388,212
20049,388,213
20039,388,213
20029,388,213
20019,388,214
20009,388,220
19999,388,230
19989,388,230
19979,388,230
19969,388,230
19959,388,240
19949,388,250
19939,388,250
19929,388,250
19919,388,250
19909,388,250
19899,388,250
19889,388,250
19879,388,250
19869,388,250
19859,388,250
19849,388,250
19839,388,250
19829,388,250
19819,388,250
19809,388,250
19799,388,250
19789,388,250
19779,388,250
19769,388,250
19759,388,250
19749,388,250
19739,388,250
19729,388,250
19719,388,250
19709,388,250
19699,388,250
19689,388,250
19679,388,250
19669,388,250
19659,388,250
19649,388,250
19639,388,250
19629,388,250
19619,388,250

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Definition

Total area of a country excluding inland water bodies, national claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones, in km². World Bank series from FAO data.

Excludes lakes and major rivers, so it is smaller than the total area often quoted for countries such as Canada.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the land area in China?

Land area in China was 9,388,210 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest land area in China?

9,388,250 km² in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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