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China: Arable land (% of land area)

11.55percent · 2024-6.4% since 2014

Arable land 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 (percent)Note
202411.553
202311.594
202211.504
202111.608
202011.587
201911.604
201811.768
201711.891
201612.063
201512.236
201412.345
201312.455
201212.565
201112.675
201012.785
200912.895
200812.861
200712.828
200612.794
200512.761
200412.727
200312.694
200212.66
200112.626
200012.593
199912.623
199812.652
199712.682
199612.712
199512.737
199412.856
199312.92
199213.091
199113.301
199013.187
198913.016
198812.878
198712.803
198612.835
198512.793
198412.143
198311.429
198210.833
198110.31
198010.244
197910.257
197810.271
197710.291
197610.311
197510.331
197410.488
197310.43
197210.48
197110.529
197010.575
196910.626
196810.677
196710.728
196610.779
196510.827
196410.854
196310.875
196210.897
196110.929

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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