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China: Arable land (hectares)

108.47Mhectares · 2024-6.4% since 2014

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. Annual figures for China from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024108,465,620
2023108,845,565
2022107,998,721
2021108,974,772
2020108,778,580
2019108,939,854
2018110,483,230
2017111,630,970
2016113,251,480
2015114,870,800
2014115,902,100
2013116,933,400
2012117,964,700
2011118,996,000
2010120,027,300
2009121,058,600
2008120,743,760
2007120,428,910
2006120,114,070
2005119,799,220
2004119,484,380
2003119,169,530
2002118,854,690
2001118,539,840
2000118,225,000
1999118,503,750
1998118,782,500
1997119,061,250
1996119,340,000
1995119,580,000
1994120,700,000
1993121,300,000
1992122,900,000
1991124,875,000
1990123,800,000
1989122,200,000
1988120,900,000
1987120,200,000
1986120,500,000
1985120,100,000
1984114,000,000
1983107,300,000
1982101,700,000
198196,790,000
198096,175,000
197996,299,500
197896,430,000
197796,616,670
197696,803,330
197596,990,000
197498,460,000
197397,920,000
197298,390,000
197198,850,000
197099,280,000
196999,760,000
1968100,240,000
1967100,720,000
1966101,200,000
1965101,650,000
1964101,900,000
1963102,100,000
1962102,300,000
1961102,600,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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