Breakdown of habitable land area in China
China: Breakdown of habitable land area was 11.36 million hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in China, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in China is 11.36 million hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over five years.
That places China 5th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near China
- 2 Russia 49.83 million hectares compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 16.72 million hectares compare
- 4 United States 14.09 million hectares compare
- 6 Brazil 9.16 million hectares compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 8.93 million hectares compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 7.94 million hectares compare
More reference data data for China
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0991 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.15 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.06 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 132.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in China?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in China was 11.36 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.36 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.62 million hectares in 2015.
- How does China rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- China ranks 5th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.