Urban area long term, per square kilometre in China
China: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.0093 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0093 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
84th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0093 units per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0028 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0093 units per square kilometre for urban area long term, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0093 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0093 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0088 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0093 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0093 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0098 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Lithuania 0.0096 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 0.0094 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Ecuador 0.0093 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 New Zealand 0.0093 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Cambodia 0.0093 units per square kilometre 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 urban area long term, per square kilometre in China?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in China was 0.0093 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban area long term divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.