Land area in China
China: Land area was 942,470 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
942,470 ha th
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
942,470 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
942,467 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in China, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in China is 942,470 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in China peaked at 942,470 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 942,467 ha th, in 1990.
That places China 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 942,467 ha th | 942,467 ha th | 942,467 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 942,470 ha th | 942,470 ha th | 942,470 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 942,470 ha th | 942,470 ha th | 942,470 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 942,470 ha th | 942,470 ha th | 942,470 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Russian Federation 1.64 million ha th compare
- 3 Canada 878,870 ha th compare
- 4 Brazil 835,814 ha th compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 795,537 ha th compare
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in China?
- Land area in China was 942,470 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 942,470 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 942,467 ha th in 1990.
- How does China rank for land area?
- China ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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