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%.
Breakdown of habitable land area in China, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.62 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 10.94 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 11.15 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 11.18 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.36 million hectares | +1.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 11.36 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 152.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 11.36 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,290 hectares, 1222.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
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.