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Land area in hectares, per capita in China

China: Land area in hectares, per capita was 0.6655 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6655 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
143rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.42 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.6647 hectares per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in hectares, per capita in China, 1961–2023

00.511.5196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

China recorded 0.6655 hectares per person for land area in hectares, per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in China peaked at 1.42 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6647 hectares per person, in 2021.

That places China 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in hectares, per capita in China, year by year

Year hectares per person Change
1961 1.42 hectares per person —
1962 1.41 hectares per person -0.8%
1963 1.38 hectares per person -2.4%
1964 1.34 hectares per person -2.3%
1965 1.31 hectares per person -2.4%
1966 1.28 hectares per person -2.7%
1967 1.24 hectares per person -2.5%
1968 1.21 hectares per person -2.6%
1969 1.18 hectares per person -2.7%
1970 1.15 hectares per person -2.7%
1971 1.12 hectares per person -2.7%
1972 1.09 hectares per person -2.4%
1973 1.06 hectares per person -2.3%
1974 1.04 hectares per person -2.0%
1975 1.02 hectares per person -1.8%
1976 1.01 hectares per person -1.5%
1977 0.9951 hectares per person -1.4%
1978 0.9819 hectares per person -1.3%
1979 0.9689 hectares per person -1.3%
1980 0.9568 hectares per person -1.2%
1981 0.9446 hectares per person -1.3%
1982 0.9308 hectares per person -1.5%
1983 0.9174 hectares per person -1.4%
1984 0.9055 hectares per person -1.3%
1985 0.8932 hectares per person -1.4%
1986 0.88 hectares per person -1.5%
1987 0.8661 hectares per person -1.6%
1988 0.8522 hectares per person -1.6%
1989 0.8392 hectares per person -1.5%
1990 0.827 hectares per person -1.5%
1991 0.8158 hectares per person -1.4%
1992 0.8059 hectares per person -1.2%
1993 0.7967 hectares per person -1.1%
1994 0.7877 hectares per person -1.1%
1995 0.7792 hectares per person -1.1%
1996 0.7711 hectares per person -1.0%
1997 0.7632 hectares per person -1.0%
1998 0.7559 hectares per person -1.0%
1999 0.7494 hectares per person -0.9%
2000 0.7435 hectares per person -0.8%
2001 0.7382 hectares per person -0.7%
2002 0.7332 hectares per person -0.7%
2003 0.7287 hectares per person -0.6%
2004 0.7244 hectares per person -0.6%
2005 0.7201 hectares per person -0.6%
2006 0.7161 hectares per person -0.6%
2007 0.7124 hectares per person -0.5%
2008 0.7087 hectares per person -0.5%
2009 0.7052 hectares per person -0.5%
2010 0.7018 hectares per person -0.5%
2011 0.698 hectares per person -0.5%
2012 0.6933 hectares per person -0.7%
2013 0.6887 hectares per person -0.7%
2014 0.6843 hectares per person -0.6%
2015 0.6804 hectares per person -0.6%
2016 0.6765 hectares per person -0.6%
2017 0.6724 hectares per person -0.6%
2018 0.6693 hectares per person -0.5%
2019 0.6669 hectares per person -0.4%
2020 0.6653 hectares per person -0.2%
2021 0.6647 hectares per person -0.1%
2022 0.6648 hectares per person +0.0%
2023 0.6655 hectares per person +0.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.6655 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2 hectares per person, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.6655 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7125 hectares per person, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.31 hectares per person 1.18 hectares per person 1.42 hectares per person 9
1970s 1.04 hectares per person 0.9689 hectares per person 1.15 hectares per person 10
1980s 0.8986 hectares per person 0.8392 hectares per person 0.9568 hectares per person 10
1990s 0.7852 hectares per person 0.7494 hectares per person 0.827 hectares per person 10
2000s 0.723 hectares per person 0.7052 hectares per person 0.7435 hectares per person 10
2010s 0.6832 hectares per person 0.6669 hectares per person 0.7018 hectares per person 10
2020s 0.6651 hectares per person 0.6647 hectares per person 0.6655 hectares per person 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 140 Ghana 0.6734 hectares per person compare
  2. 141 Indonesia 0.6731 hectares per person compare
  3. 142 Denmark 0.6726 hectares per person compare
  4. 144 Togo 0.6614 hectares per person compare
  5. 145 Micronesia (country) 0.6215 hectares per person compare
  6. 146 Kiribati 0.6112 hectares per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares, per capita in China?
Land area in hectares, per capita in China was 0.6655 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.42 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6647 hectares per person in 2021.
How does China rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
China ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total

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  • Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
  • Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.