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China: Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land, Area from MODIS

220,0091000 ha · 2024-0.9% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land, Area from MODIS (1000 ha). Annual figures for China from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
2024220,008.75E
2023220,974.93E
2022220,950.94E
2021218,889.68E
2020218,672.87E
2019218,696.95E
2018218,956.84E
2017220,164.04E
2016221,456.66E
2015222,477.08E
2014221,995.89E
2013221,581.25E
2012221,890.08E
2011223,331.44E
2010224,223.57E
2009225,106.09E
2008224,910.93E
2007225,408.81E
2006226,366.08E
2005227,314.48E
2004227,657.26E
2003227,541.55E
2002230,546.35E
2001236,848.35E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land, Area from MODIS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6979-5007-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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