Environment in China, mainland 406 indicators covering environment for China, mainland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Land area β Area 938,821 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 5th Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 74,542 1000 ha 2024 up 5.5% 3rd Arable land β Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % 2024 down 2.3% 138th Arable land β Area 108,466 1000 ha 2024 down 6.4% 6th Cropland β Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap 2024 unchanged 164th Cropland β Share in Land area 13.7 % 2024 down 2.3% 119th Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % 2024 up 2.0% 168th Cropland β Area 128,608 1000 ha 2024 down 2.3% 5th Agricultural land β Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 22.2% 39th Agricultural land β Share in Land area 41.74 % 2024 down 4.2% 101st Agricultural land β Area 391,823 1000 ha 2024 down 4.2% 4th Agriculture β Area 391,823 1000 ha 2024 down 4.2% 4th Country area β Area 956,291 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 6th Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 57.96 % 2024 up 8.0% 27th Inland waters β Area 17,470 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 7th Permanent crops β Area 20,142 1000 ha 2024 up 28.1% 4th Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 5.14 % 2024 up 33.9% 123rd Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 263,215 1000 ha 2024 down 5.1% 6th Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 67.18 % 2024 down 0.9% 71st Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 28.04 % 2024 down 5.1% 55th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value 118.84 SLC 2024 up 19.0% 160th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 102.83 USD 2024 up 1.5% 180th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 8.62 g/Int$ 2024 down 31.3% 45th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 6.16 kg/cap 2024 down 21.4% 31st Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 68.02 kg/ha 2024 down 17.8% 19th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 8.75 million t 2024 down 19.6% 3rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Import quantity 206,399 t 2024 down 8.5% 50th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 5.70 million t 2024 down 35.6% 3rd Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 7.88 million t 2024 up 56.5% 3rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 24.67 million t 2024 down 20.4% 2nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 9.1 g/Int$ 2024 down 40.8% 46th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per area of cropland 191.83 kg/ha 2024 down 18.5% 8th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 17.38 kg/cap 2024 down 22.1% 44th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per capita 6.51 kg/cap 2024 down 32.3% 23rd Pesticides (total) β Import value 814,088 1000 USD 2024 up 5.6% 16th Pesticides (total) β Export value 9.00 million 1000 USD 2024 up 117.0% 2nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 24.3 g/Int$ 2024 down 32.0% 55th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 71.82 kg/ha 2024 down 29.1% 9th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 9.24 million t 2024 down 30.8% 2nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 205,377 t 2024 down 30.0% 27th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Export quantity 4.19 million t 2024 down 4.5% 3rd Horses β Stocks 2.33 million LSU 2023 down 16.8% 8th Horses β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 down 100.0% 99th Horses β Share in total livestock 0.88 %LSU 2023 down 17.8% 102nd Cattle and Buffaloes β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.13 LSU/ha 2023 up 18.2% 141st Goats β Stocks 12.93 million LSU 2023 down 5.3% 3rd Goats β Share in total livestock 4.85 %LSU 2023 down 7.1% 85th Goats β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.02 LSU/ha 2023 down 33.3% 82nd Chickens β Stocks 52.17 million LSU 2023 up 10.0% 2nd Chickens β Share in total livestock 19.57 %LSU 2023 up 8.1% 70th Chickens β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.1 LSU/ha 2023 up 11.1% 69th Cattle β Stocks 47.81 million LSU 2023 up 16.9% 6th Cattle β Share in total livestock 17.93 %LSU 2023 up 14.8% 172nd Cattle β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.09 LSU/ha 2023 up 12.5% 155th Sheep β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.04 LSU/ha 2023 up 33.3% 64th Sheep β Share in total livestock 7.24 %LSU 2023 up 24.0% 85th Sheep β Stocks 19.30 million LSU 2023 up 26.3% 3rd Swine / pigs β Stocks 108.56 million LSU 2023 down 9.3% 2nd Cattle and Buffaloes β Share in total livestock 26.21 %LSU 2023 up 14.9% 160th Cattle and Buffaloes β Stocks 69.88 million LSU 2023 up 16.9% 5th Page 1 of 7 Next β