As part of a recent project, I came across an interesting resource which classifies land use in China going back to 1985 based on satellite data. While province-level production data is helpful, the high-resolution satellite classifications provide some interesting details, particularly around changes in land use.
A good example of this is Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, which is also China’s largest producer of wheat. Between 2000 and 2024, there is a large expansion of the city and ...