Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in China
China: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 41.84 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in China, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in China is 41.84 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in China peaked at 41.84 percent in 1994 and was at its lowest, 25.35 percent, in 1961.
That places China 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.82 percent | 25.35 percent | 28.55 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.76 percent | 29.08 percent | 34.48 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.18 percent | 34.97 percent | 39.39 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.35 percent | 39.88 percent | 41.84 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.84 percent | 41.84 percent | 41.84 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.84 percent | 41.84 percent | 41.84 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.84 percent | 41.84 percent | 41.84 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in China?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in China was 41.84 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 41.84 percent in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.35 percent in 1961.
- How does China rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- China ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).