China vs Italy: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre
China
0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
82nd
Italy rank
83rd
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
China ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 83rd of 186 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0435 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, per square kilometre, China or Italy?
- China, at 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per square kilometre between China and Italy?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 83rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land — Area 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.