Research Article

Topographic Dependence of Cropland Transformation in China during the First Decade of the 21st Century

Table 2

Area of occupied and reclaimed cropland during different time periods.

YearCropland area (×104 hm2)Percentage
OccupationReclamationOccupationReclamation

2000–2010451.88315.94100.00%100.00%
2000–2005256.65198.3756.80%62.79%
2005–2008117.9565.2826.10%20.66%
2008–201083.0557.5718.38%18.22%